Nov. 3 - Vaccine safety for kids, oil spill vs. tiny marine organisms
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Ivy league: Fall colors by the Student Center bridge. Photo by Ian Parker
UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
Coleen K. Cunningham. UCI Health
Is the Pfizer vaccine safe for children?
With a pediatric dose of the COVID-19 vaccine having been approved for children ages 5 through 11, parents are wondering if the shots are safe for their little ones. It is not only safe but necessary, says UCI Health pediatrician Coleen K. Cunningham, who reviewed the clinical trial data of the low-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. “I’m absolutely comfortable giving this to children,” says Cunningham, who leads the School of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics and is senior vice president and pediatrician-in-chief for CHOC.
Oil spill effects on tiny marine organisms explored
Graduate students from the Department of Earth System Science and the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology are sampling water three days a week at Newport Pier to uncover the effects the recent oil spill is having on some of the tiniest of marine organisms: phytoplankton.
Kurt Squire. Courtesy of ICS
Kurt Squire shares lessons learned in book Making Games for Impact
In his new book, Kurt Squire, professor of informatics, shares lessons learned from real-world projects to answer this question: How do you tap into people’s passion for gaming to improve learning outcomes and positively influence society?
UC NEWS AND GENERAL NEWS
The CDC recommends Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine for children ages 5 to 11
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s formal endorsement on Tuesday will buttress defenses against a possible surge as winter arrives and ease the worries of tens of millions of pandemic-weary parents as the holiday travel season begins.
Adolescents’ recreational screen time doubled during pandemic
UC San Francisco-led researchers found that 12- to 13-year-old children in the U.S. doubled their non-school-related screen time to 7.7 hours a day in May 2020, compared to 3.8 hours a day before the pandemic. The study in JAMA Pediatrics also found that children of color and those from lower-income families logged more hours on screens than their white, wealthier peers.
CDC finds immunity from vaccines is more consistent than from infection
Reviewing scores of research studies and its own unpublished data, the CDC found that both infection-induced and vaccine-induced immunity are durable for at least six months — but that vaccines are more consistent in their protection and offer a huge boost in antibodies for people previously infected.
EVENTS
Live from the World’s Largest Particle Accelerator
Thursday, 10 a.m. (sponsored by School of Physical Sciences)
Forward Together: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Protecting Children from Abuse
Friday, 9 a.m. (sponsored by Initiative to End Family Violence)
Tips for Successfully Tackling the GRE
Friday, noon (sponsored by Division of Career Pathways)
Alt-Right Book Talk: Alt-Right Gangs: A Hazy Shade of White
Friday, 2 p.m. (sponsored by School of Social Ecology)
Visit today.uci.edu to see and submit event listings. Events of general interest will be shared in UCI Digest two days before they occur.
UCI IN THE NEWS
Note: Some news sites require subscriptions to read articles. The UCI Libraries offer free subscriptions to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Orange County Register and The Washington Post for students, faculty and staff.
Can the world trust China on climate change?
The New Statesman, Nov. 2
Cited: Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Chancellor's Professor of history
Justices Hear Challenges to Restrictive Texas Abortion Law
KQED (audio), Nov. 2
Guest: Michele Goodwin, chancellor’s professor of law and founding director of the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy
Scientists investigate the steep costs of climate change and U.S. wildfires
WSJM (audio), Nov. 3
Cited: Steve Davis, associate professor of Earth system science
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