Month: July 2020

The pandemic is raising concerns about how teens use technology. But there’s still a lot we don’t know.

Vox, July 29, 2020

UC Irvine helping teach community-centric contact tracing method in Orange County

NBC Los Angeles, July 29, 2020 (Video)

Why is there no consensus about reopening schools?

The New York Times, July 29, 2020

Brianne Donaldson, UCI assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies with a pig in a pen

What’s next: The future of food

Pandemic has heightened awareness of weaknesses in nation’s animal-based supply chain, which could accelerate trend toward plant-derived products

3 San Diego universities report some of the lowest COVID-19 infection rates in US

San Diego Union Tribune, July 29, 2020

OC Board of Education announces lawsuit against California over school closures

ABC7, July 29, 2020 (Video)

California’s tough-on-crime movement runs into coronavirus, Floyd activism

Politico, July 29, 2020

Mother and daughter in Orange County make, donate candles to provide stress relief for healthcare workers

ABC7, July 29, 2020 (Video)

Fariborz Maseeh, founder of the Massiah Foundation

Massiah Foundation challenge gift to fund UCI chair in Zoroastrian studies

$1.5 million endowment will establish first chair of its kind in the U.S.

Covid crimes: Espionage, hackers and why America is vulnerable

Forbes, July 28, 2020