From the Cosmos to COVID-19, a Career in Science Journalism Nicholas St. Fleur | Science Journalist April 21, 2021 5:00PM - 6:00PM PT REGISTER FOR THIS WEBINAR As a New York Times science journalist, Nicholas has covered the cosmos, dinosaurs, evolution and humanity's ancient past. In this talk, Nicholas will speak to what it's like writing [...]
COVID Anniversary Anxiety Is Real — Here’s How to Cope Teen Vogue | March 12, 2021 Roxane Cohen Silver, PhD, a professor of psychological science, medicine, and public health at University of California Irvine, has led multiple studies examining the mental health impact of national disasters, and in September testified to Congress on the “cascading collective trauma” effect [...]
L.A. is primed for disaster, but COVID-19 took it to another level Denise Martinez of Costa Mesa kneels in prayer in front of the closed Huntington Beach Pier in April.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) LA Times | March 11, 2021 “It’s the horrendous loss of life, the horrendous loss of livelihood, [...]
Self-Care Tips & Tricks: Pandemic Edition Feb. 5 | 5:00 - 6:00 PM Feeling OVERWHELMED by midterm season? Tired of doing the SAME ROUTINE every day? Come chat and decompress with the Emotional Wellbeing Team and Active Minds from the Center for Student Wellness and Health Promotion as we give you various tips and tricks [...]
Cultivating Mindfulness within Families: The Power of Presence, Amidst a Pandemic with Jessica Drew de Paz, Psy.D. Wednesday, December 2, 2020 12:00 - 1:00 PM via Zoom RSVP TODAY As the world faces the COVID-19 pandemic, people of all generations are suffering... seniors, children and teens, and those in between. While we cannot necessarily change [...]
The UCI School of Social Sciences presents Zot Zeries A Zoom lecture series on timely topics related to COVID-19 Advancing Equity in the Age of COVID-19 a panel discussion featuring Bill Maurer, Dean, School of Social Sciences, Professor, Anthropology and Law, and Director, Institute for Money, Technology and Financial Inclusion, UCI Colin Bernatzky, [...]
Tuesday, September 8, 2020 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Zoom Webinar This webinar brings together experts in elections and election law to consider whether the United States is prepared to run a fair, safe, and legitimate election process in the midst of the pandemic. Among the topics for discussion are the role of absentee [...]
Join us for a celebration of the 19th Amendment and a thought-provoking discussion about why the women’s vote matters today more than ever. The upcoming elections will be seen through the prism of the pandemic; understanding the impact of COVID-19 on women is vital. Our fascinating and influential panelists will discuss the value of gender [...]
Parkside Chats: Compassion Fatigue How to stay happy when overloaded with sadness during the pandemic DATE Fri, 06/05/2020 - 2:30pm to 3:30pm LOCATION Zoom Webinar DETAILS Join us for Parkside Chats featuring Dean Nancy Guerra and Richard Matthew, associate dean of the School of Social Ecology, professor of urban planning and public policy and director of the UCI Blum [...]
A reaffirmation of our commitment to social justice and equity To our College of Health Sciences community, Recent national events compel us to consider the ongoing injustices that disproportionately affect communities of color and the unmet need to build respect and peace among all members of society. George Floyd's death [...]