July 5 - State expands UCI’s in-prison B.A. program, student creates health startup
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A crepe myrtle tree illuminated by the sun over the science library. Photo by Steve Zylius/UCI
UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
COVID-19 test: Remember to test after travel
If you traveled out of town or attended social gatherings over the holiday weekend, it’s a good idea to get tested for COVID-19. Free walk-in testing for faculty, staff and students is available at the Student Center from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
Student entrepreneur creates health and wellness startup
Fourth-year student Catlin Tran is doing what all good entrepreneurs do. She’s combining her love of food, a family background in pharmaceuticals and her business economics major to start a new business. She co-founded Nutripair with UCI alum Bing Mo ’21. Nutripair is a health and wellness startup designed to pair individuals with personalized nutrition solutions to help them make informed decisions for tackling chronic illnesses through dietary means.
State awards $1.8 million to expand UCI’s in-prison B.A. program
The state of California has allocated $1.8 million to expand UCI’s Leveraging Inspiring Futures Through Educational Degrees effort, the first in-prison B.A. program in the UC system. LIFTED enables incarcerated individuals at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility in San Diego County to earn a bachelor’s degree in sociology from UCI. In April, UCI offered admission to 25 applicants from RJD. They will begin taking courses this fall.
UC NEWS AND GENERAL NEWS
UC announces Board of Regents chair and vice chair, committee leaders
The University of California announced the appointment of Regent Richard Leib as chair of the UC Board of Regents and Regent Gareth Elliott as vice chair. Leib, Elliott and seven committee chairs were selected by their fellow regents and their one-year terms began July 1.
‘SpeechMatters’ podcast explores challenges in higher education
In episode 4 of “SpeechMatters,” the official podcast of the UC National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement, host Michelle Deutchman, the center’s executive director, speaks with former Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. on some of the challenges facing higher education (high costs, opportunity gaps that disproportionately affect minority students, state legislatures’ threats to academic and individual freedoms) and why his outlook remains hopeful for the future. Click on the link above or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or TuneIn.
Next COVID boosters to target omicron subvariants
American regulators committed last week to updating the 2020 vaccine recipes for this fall’s booster campaign with new formulas meant to defend against the ultra-contagious omicron subvariants.
EVENTS
Prison to University Conference Presents ALIGN-Ed in Higher Education
Thursday, 9 a.m. (sponsored by UCI Underground Scholars)
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
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Outdoor Shakespeare productions return to UC Irvine this week
The Orange County Register, July 5
Cited: Eli Simon, Chancellor’s professor of drama
Ending Roe vs. Wade opens the door to a nationwide abortion ban. But how likely is it?
ABC News, July 2
Cited: Michele Goodwin, Chancellor’s professor of law
Anti-Bloat Supplements Can Help With More Than Just Gas Relief
Women’s Health via MSN, July 4
Cited: Marvin Singh, director of integrative gastroenterology at the Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
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