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Below you'll find our post archive. These results will come in the forms of Pages, Posts, and Events. Also note that many titles will have , , and at the end of the text. These help identify pages, posts, and events representing our three core values: Community, Thriving, and Wellness. To learn more about this, read about our Action Plan. These also all help support our #ActForInclusion.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2021 ♥ ★
Dear campus community, An annual celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month begins this year on September 15 and ends on October 15. This celebration not only engages our UCI members to celebrate Americans with ancestry from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America, but also recognizes a variety of achievements and initiatives that support thriving across our enterprise. This celebration period is particularly important to recognize those Latin American countries also commemorating national anniversaries of independence during this time: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua (September 15), Mexico (September 16), and Chile (September 18). At UCI, this…
National Hispanic/ Latinx Heritage Month El Mes De La Herencia Hispana
National Hispanic/Latinx Heritage Month/El Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana provides a fitting moment to recognize Latinx contributions to our school, university and nation. But it also offers the opportunity to move beyond easy expressions of appreciation and into the more difficult work of critically evaluating our school and university contributions to Latinx success and wellbeing. As you will see in the stories featured below, our Latinx faculty, staff and students play an irreplaceable role in the school’s research and teaching missions, while also assuming much of the often-invisible labor of empowering the Latinx and underrepresented minority leaders of tomorrow.
Introducing UCI Police Department’s Data Dashboard ♥ ✚
Introducing UCI Police Department’s Data Dashboard Dear UCI community, We are writing to announce the launch of a new UCI Police Department Data Dashboard, furthering our commitment to transparency and accountability. This dynamic dashboard is a significant step in improving data collection and management to enhance the assessment and evaluation of the efficacies and practices of the UCIPD. Updated monthly, available data includes statistics related to police stops and arrests, use of force, and weapons-drawn incidents, as well as crime statistics. As we build on the foundation of the dashboard, please let us know how we can continuously improve…
Assistant Professor receives two grants aimed at reducing inequalities among English Learners, dismantling racism in K-12 schools
Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio was recently awarded two grants, both to begin in 2022, aimed at reducing inequalities among English Learners and dismantling racism in K-12 schools.
TikTok’s Nick Tran MBA ’11 Named Chair of Dean’s Leadership Circle
Nick Tran MBA ’11, global head of marketing for TikTok, is the newest chair of the Dean’s Leadership Circle (DLC). During his one-year term, Tran will provide vital support to the UCI Paul Merage School of Business by providing invaluable advice and direction during a time of disruption and innovation.
UCI Center for Critical Korean Studies receives two international grants
The Center for Critical Korean Studies at the University of California, Irvine has received two prestigious grants – one from the Academy of Korean Studies, the other from the Korea Foundation. They provide the UCI unit with more than $1 million for academic and programmatic developments, including a new faculty position.
Addressing Environmental Health Disparities in Southern California’s Black Communities
Addressing Environmental Health Disparities in Southern California’s Black Communities Not far from UCI, some of the nation’s unhealthiest air blankets neighborhoods. One of the world’s busiest international airports, shipping ports in Long Beach and Los Angeles and their associated diesel truck traffic, industrial sites and oil refineries contribute to pollution not just in the air, but in the soil and water, as well. Residents in those communities are at higher risk of asthma, cancer and cardiovascular disease associated with pollution, among other negative health impacts. And those residents are predominantly people of color. A new faculty hiring initiative aims to…