Hack at UCI 2023, the largest collegiate hackathon in Orange County hosted by the club Hack at UCI, took place from Feb. 3-5. Over 400 students participated in the hackathon and created projects for entertainment, health, school and more, competing for over $5,000 worth of prizes. Hacks were judged based on technology, quality and purpose.
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UCI News: “Examining instances when play can be painful” (Aaron Trammell quoted)
UC Irvine informatics researcher Aaron Trammell explores subject in new book
Continue readingThe Darker Side of Play
February 21, 2023
Anyone who has been bullied on the playground knows that play can be more than just fun and games. So why have definitions of “play” in game studies largely focused on pleasure? Aaron Trammell addresses this in his new book, Repairing Play: A Black Phenomenology.
Informatics Ph.D. Student María José Anderson Coto Wins Miguel Velez Scholarship
February 16, 2023
Fifth-year informatics Ph.D. student María José Anderson Coto received the Miguel Velez Scholarship, which supports outstanding graduate students from Latin American countries.
“I’m honored and so excited to be selected! I’m thankful that this scholarship exists since there are very few funding opportunities for international students, especially from Latin American countries,” says Anderson Coto. “I’m currently working on my dissertation proposal, so the Miguel Velez scholarship will be very impactful for supporting me and my research in this critical moment!”
Continue readingInformatics Course Includes Webinar on Integrating Accessibility Into a Computing Career
February 15, 2023
The webinar started with a list of pet peeves: classifying accessibility as “nice to have” instead of as a prerequisite, forgetting alt text on images, omitting labels on buttons, and seeing an IT professional who isn’t committed to accessibility. Participants attending the Integrating Accessibility Into a Computing Career webinar quickly learned how those four items irk the following four panelists, respectively:
- Erin Buehler, UX research manager at Google;
- Kirk Crawford, product manager at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS);
- JooYoung Seo, assistant professor of information sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; and
- Emily Young, support specialist at UC Irvine.
Informatics Ph.D. Student Emani Dotch Hopes to Raise Awareness as Grad Slam Finalist
February 14, 2023
Second-year informatics Ph.D. student Emani Dotch is one of 10 finalists who will be competing in UC Irvine’s Grad Slam Finals on March 9, 2023. Grad Slam highlights UCI’s top graduate researchers as they perform three-minute pitches in front of a panel of judges to promote their research and illustrate its impact.
Continue readingUC Irvine alumni Paul and Jo Butterworth pledge $35.5 million to Donald Bren School
February 13, 2023
Record gift will support programs fostering ICS student success and achievement
Tribute to Geoffrey Bowker Brings Together Scholarly Community
February 8, 2023
On Jan. 13–14, 2023, an eclectic group of scholars gathered at UC Irvine’s Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) for a two-day celebration of Emeritus Donald Bren Chair Geoffrey Bowker. The affectionately nicknamed “Bowkerfest,” hosted by the UCI Department of Informatics and Evoke Lab, included a talk by the guest of honor as part of the distinguished lecture series for UCI’s Steckler Center for Responsible, Ethical, and Accessible Technology (CREATE).
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