Month: February 2022

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Daily Pilot, Feb. 11, 2022

Lifting mask mandates is ‘reasonable,’ US health experts say, but they’re not taking off their own masks anytime soon

Insider, Feb. 11, 2022

UCI, UC Riverside astronomers discover galactic protocluster in early universe

Researchers surprised to find that many of the galaxies had stopped forming new stars

National Academy of Engineers names two UCI professors as new members

Farzad Naeim and Julie Schoenung recognized for their scientific contributions

How to decide whether to go maskless as states drop mandates

The Washington Post, Feb. 10, 2022

UCI study reveals neurobiological processes occurring during puberty that trigger sex differences in learning and memory

New findings suggest optimal teaching tactics, psychiatric treatment, should adapt to reflect brain differences

Ninaz Valisharifabad

Heart on the brain

Out of love for her family, Ninaz Valisharifabad studies how the heart and brain function together

California to end statewide mask mandate Feb. 15

KCBS2, Feb. 8, 2022

California ending COVID mask mandate and easing other rules – too soon, too slow?

Vallejo Times-Herald, Feb. 8, 2022

Why these health experts say it’s time schools relax COVID-19 mandates

Healthline, Feb. 8, 2022