Feb. 9 - UCI ranks high, undergrad reviewers
Section 1
Quiet time: An early morning runner passes the Nancy Doran sculptures lining the pathway behind the science building. Photo by Ian Parker
UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEW
UCI ranks No. 8 among large schools in the West
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings published today are based on 15 factors across four main categories: 40% of each school’s overall score comes from student outcomes, including graduate salaries and debt burdens; 30% from the school’s academic resources, including how much it spends on teaching; 20% from how well it engages students; and 10% from its environment, a measure of student and faculty diversity.
Undergrads invited to participate in Princeton Review survey
Undergraduate student insights on academics, student life, campus organizations, professor/student interaction, housing, dining and more provide invaluable guidance for college-bound students searching for their best-fit schools. Complete The Princeton Review’s anonymous online survey about your experiences at UCI, and you will be automatically entered in a $50 Amazon gift-card giveaway. Important links:
Complete details and official rules of the giveaway
Gift card terms and conditions
The Princeton Review’s privacy policy
UCI-led study finds disparities in undiagnosed hypertension
Chinese and Korean American immigrants who lack health insurance are at an increased risk of having hypertension, but not knowing it, according to a UCI-led study recently published in the Journal of Community Health. The study was prompted by the staggering statistic that an estimated 11 million people in the U.S. have hypertension but remain undiagnosed, with Asian Americans at disproportionate risk compared to others.
UC NEWS AND GENERAL NEWS
Fauci says US is exiting 'full blown' pandemic
Anthony Fauci, the White House’s top medical adviser, told the Financial Times that decisions on coronavirus restrictions in the United States will be increasingly made on a local level, "as we get out of the full-blown pandemic phase of COVID-19, which we are certainly heading out of."
‘Broken heart’ cases surge during COVID, especially among women
Groundbreaking research by several top American medical centers has identified a COVID-19 pandemic spike in cases of so-called "broken heart syndrome," a potentially deadly stress-induced heart condition that doctors say is disproportionately impacting women. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is triggered by intense emotional or physical stress when a sudden flood of hormones is believed to stun the heart into pumping less efficiently.
EVENTS
Beyond Academic Probation
Friday, noon (sponsored by Student Outreach and Retention)
Culinary Medicine: Get a Better Night Sleep; Change Your Diet
Friday, noon (sponsored by Human Resources)
A Reading by Poet Monica Youn Followed by a Conversation with Joseph Jeon
Friday, noon (sponsored by UCI Illuminations: The Chancellor’s Arts & Culture Initiative)
This is What a Scientist/Engineer Looks Like
Friday, noon (sponsored by Calit2, Office of Inclusive Excellence and Office of Access & Inclusion)
How the Arts Can Save Education: Transforming Teaching, Learning and Instruction
Friday, 2 p.m. (sponsored by Information and Computer Sciences)
Get Involved in Research
Friday, 3 p.m. (sponsored by Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program)
Discovery Series: “Hamlet”
Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. (sponsored by Department of Drama)
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.
Canada Protests: Plans for a Protest by Truckers in the U.S. Gain Momentum
The New York Times, Feb. 8
Cited: Jeffrey Kopstein, professor of political science
Founder CEOs often have shelf lives
Marketplace (audio), Feb. 8
Guest: Travis Howell, assistant professor of strategy
Is greed good?
BBC News – Business Daily (audio), Feb. 9
Guest: Paul Piff, associate professor of psychological science
#UCICONNECTED
For the second of three perspectives on Black History Month from UCI Social Sciences, undergrad Michelle Thomas weighs in. She is the Black Psychology Student Association president and the School of Social Sciences’ inaugural Black Lives Matter scholar.
#UCIconnected spotlights student, alumni, faculty and staff photos, essays, shoutouts, hobbies, artwork, unusual office decorations, activities and more. Send submissions via email or post on social media with the #UCIconnected hashtag.