Well I guess Elon’s propaganda machine and Andrés Monroy-Hernández were right to get me to join mastodon in May. The end is nigh… come see me over at HCI.social/@gillian

Congratulations to Lucretia Williams for passing her proposal today! Her work on cultural competency in digital mental health is so important, and I am thrilled I get to be a part of it with Stephen Schueller Elena Agapie and Madhu Reddy

Congratulations Xi Lu !

We've made it to the end of Fall Quarter, #GradEaters! We still have writing groups and a de-stress session, be sure to sign up: campusgroups.uci.edu/feeds?type=clu… Note: GPSRC will close for winter starting 4 pm on Dec 8 and reopen at 10 am on Jan 9, 2023. #UCIGradLife | #UCIPostdocs

Raytheon is hosting an exclusive career exploration event for UCI Graduate and PhD students at their Fullerton site on January 12, 2023 from 9:30am-3pm. Limit is 20 students, so be sure to RSVP by December 16, 2022. RSVP here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #UCIGradLife | #UCISuccess

Did you know we have free certificate programs you can sign up for?! Sharpen up your communication skills and receive mentorship training with these great programs this winter quarter. Find more details, here: campusgroups.uci.edu/click?linkid=b… #UCIGradLife | #MotivationMonday

Looking for a Teaching Assistant Professor to join ATLAS #CUATLAS, an interdisciplinary institute for creativity & invention #CUBoulder, #CUEngineering, come join us! Please spread the word! jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail…

Congratulations to Jazette Johnson who passed her defense today with flying colors. Pictured here mid-talk and also with me and her other advisor Anne Marie Piper She's on the job market, so get in touch! UCI Informatics

Congrats Twaha, Audrey, @EmaniIreon & all of the finalists for absolutely rocking their presentations. Thank you Edwards Lifesciences, Phonexa, Cie, and the UCI Graduate Alumni Chapter for their prize sponsorship. Kudos to UCI Graduate Division & Bri McWhorter for a great event!

Thrilled to be at the UCI Arts Claire Trevor Society salon this evening watching MFA and undergraduate students perform.

I have posted this before but .. 26 years ago, a gunman entered Dunblane Primary School in Scotland, killing 16 kids and a teacher. The UK govt responded by enacting tight gun control legislation. In the 9400+ days since, there have been a total of O school shootings in the UK.

Friendly reminder that if you have thoughts about the current state of postdoctoral research training and career progression within the biomedical research enterprise, the NIH would like to hear from you by April 14, 2023 📝💻bit.ly/3lDU2s0

It's #GivingDay2023 UC Irvine and some incredibly generous UCI Graduate Division donors have given matching support. These gifts all go to help graduate students complete their degrees. We are only three gifts OF ANY SIZE away from unlocking $25K in matching funds: givingday.uci.edu/giving-day/712…

I am always so impressed with the graduate students at UCI Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences and the wonderful way they honor them!

My favorite part of Stella Lau's MS defense was trying to get @branhammertime to look like the right size for this hybrid pic. Congrats Stella, the latest UCIbrenICS student to complete her thesis and the first one I chaired in CS (with co-chair Mark S Baldwin)

The call for applications for our Research Fellowship Program is now open! 🎉 For more information about the eligibility criteria and how to apply, click here: bit.ly/3t0QB2F

“The issue with blaming social media for serious mental health problems is that we might miss the real dangers among adolescents, spending time and money on the wrong solutions while our schools and students suffer.” @candice_odgers Gillian Hayes connectedlearning.news/let-stop-33d22c

It is #UCIGivingDay, and you can support our awesome graduate students in their professional development by giving to the Associated Graduate Students travel fund: givingday.uci.edu/giving-day/803… Conferences are such a HUGE part of graduate school! #BrilliantFuture UCI Graduate Division AGS

Tune in NOW for the systemwide Grad Slam Finals and watch our champion, Onwodi Ifejeokwu, compete! ⏰ 10:30am pst 💻 Watch Live on: gradslam.universityofcalifornia.edu #GradSlam #UCIGradLife University of California

I am so proud of my son Warner who has raised almost $1000 so far for fire relief at his sister school CSArts-SGV If you want to help him get closer to his goal, please consider giving here: gofund.me/b4657864 So many families and teachers lost their homes in #EatonFire