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Match Day recap: Anteaters open letters and discover where they will continue to learn and practice as residents. |
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AAAS names UC Irvine fellows |
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(UC Irvine’s new AAAS Fellows are (clockwise from top left) Payam Heydari, Chancellor’s Professor and Henry Samueli Faculty Excellence Professor of electrical engineering and computer science; Amir AghaKouchak, Chancellor’s Professor of civil and environmental engineering; Ann Marie Carlton, professor and vice chair of chemistry; Andrew Lankford, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of physics and astronomy; Michael Yassa, professor of neurobiology and behavior and James L. McGaugh Chair in the Neurobiology of Learning and Memory; Elizabeth Jarvo, Chancellor’s Professor of chemistry; and Geoffrey Abbott, professor and interim chair of physiology and biophysics.) |
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The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society, has named seven UC Irvine researchers – working in disciplines as diverse as chemistry, civil and environmental engineering, neurobiology and physics – as fellows. With the latest cohort, the university has 160 AAAS Fellows. |
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What to do if you see or are bitten by a rattlesnake |
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Snake encounters typically peak in the warm months of spring and summer. Wearing long pants and sturdy shoes and steering clear of any rattlesnake can help keep you safer. If you are bitten, your best rattlesnake-bite tools are your car keys and cell phone to get immediate medical care, said Dr. Jeffrey Suchard, UCI Health emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist. “There is no intervention at the scene of a venomous snakebite that is recommended,” he said. “Your goal is to get to a hospital as soon as possible to be assessed for possible antivenom treatment.” |
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Light-powered biohybrid cardiac interface |
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(Yuyao Kuang, the study’s lead author who recently earned a Ph.D. in chemical and biomolecular engineering at UC Irvine, is a member of the research group headed by Herdeline “Digs” Ardoña) |
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UC Irvine researchers have developed a device to make heart tissue respond to pulses of light. Combining polymer layers with heart cells, the invention can be used to test heart treatments safely and effectively. “What we’ve built is essentially a light-powered interface that speaks in electrical and mechanical pulses, the same language as the heart, without any of the drawbacks of rigid electrodes, such as tissue damage or contamination risk over long-term use,” said Herdeline “Digs” Ardoña, co-author and assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health supported the work. #SpeakUp4Science |
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UC Spotlight: staff who inspired us this month |
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The monthly UC Spotlight for March celebrates the teams and individual staff members who are helping to make UC a great place to work. This issue highlights multiple UC Irvine staff members. |
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(Associate professor Nícola Ulibarrí [left] and doctoral student Sage Kime) |
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The Resilient Energy Economies initiative awarded a research grant to associate professor Nícola Ulibarrí and doctoral student Sage Kime in the Department of Urban Planning & Public Policy. The researchers will study how California communities and workers handle refinery closures and what can be done to support them. |
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#UCIconnected spotlights interesting updates from the UC Irvine community. #IamUCI spotlights profiles of students, faculty, staff and alumni. Send submissions via email or post on social media with the #UCIconnected or #IamUCI hashtags. |
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The New York Times, March 27 Cited: Shirley Weishi Li, assistant professor of physics and astronomy |
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EdSurge, March 25 Cited: Jade Jenkins, associate professor of education |
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KNBC, March 20 Cited: UC Irvine medical students |
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