UC statement on the tragic killing of Daunte Wright UC Office of the President Tuesday, April 13, 2021 University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., issued the following statement today (April 13): “Sunday’s killing of Daunte Wright is yet another senseless tragedy that tears at our hearts and reopens deep wounds. Even as Americans [...]
Dear colleagues, On behalf of Chancellor Gillman, we are pleased to announce that Adriana Darielle Mejía Briscoe, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, has been awarded a 2021 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. Appointed on the basis of prior achievement and exceptional promise, she was chosen through a rigorous peer-review process from almost 3,000 [...]
As a follow-up to Provost Stern’s March 31, 2021 message to employees regarding the Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation Interim Policy (“Current Policy”), this is to inform you that the University of California Office of the President invites comments on a proposed Presidential Policy on Native American Cultural Affiliation and Repatriation. The proposed Policy [...]
In the pandemic, Asian Americans relish the cozy family ritual of hot pot Cousins Jessica Wu and Alice Fang split a hot pot with a metallic divider that separates a mild mushroom soup base from a spicier red-pepper base. Both incorporate lamb, broccoli and mushrooms. Wu favors sweet corn, while Fang does not.(Jessica Wu [...]
Without Asian American Studies, We Can’t Understand American Racism Media response to the Atlanta massacre shows why ethnic studies is so essential. As James Kyung-Jin Lee, [associate professor and] a former chair of the Department of Asian American Studies at the University of California at Irvine, recently told me, “I just finished teaching a [...]
Latinx Excellence and Achievement Awards recognizes Hispanic and Latinx graduate students UCI News | April 2, 2021 The 2021 Latinx Excellence and Achievement Awards took place April 1 as a virtual gala. In its fourth year, UCI’s LEAD remains the only celebration and awards event in the University of California system focused on Hispanic and Latinx graduate [...]