Stacey Nicholas donates $5 million to UC Irvine to further boost diversity in STEM
Gift from UCI Foundation trustee will create Women and Engineering Program
Gift from UCI Foundation trustee will create Women and Engineering Program
An experienced leader, Dyonne Bergeron will also serve as chief diversity officer
UCI will launch two new undergraduate and graduate student certificate programs later this year aimed at advancing workforce diversity in the public health field. Funded by a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the healthcare and public health analytics and the public health informatics certificates were created in partnership […]
Cal-Bridge Program aims to diversify the state’s public university faculty and tech workforce
NSF-funded UC HIRE alliance addresses Hispanic representation in STEM instruction
In a paper published online in cell.com/Neuron, Bernadette Boden-Albala, founding dean of the planned School of Population & Public health and director of the Program in Public Health, highlights three key areas for increasing the participation of women and racial/ethnic minorities in clinical trials. Diversity delivers greater generalizability of results, more ethically sound research and […]
Number of underrepresented, first-gen and low-income undergrads continues to grow
The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings has ranked UCI No. 3 for Diversity in its annual ranking that was released on Nov. 17, 2021. UCI, Cal State Northridge, and San Francisco State all tied No. 3 nationally for the diversity of their students and faculty. In the WSJ/THE rankings, diversity accounts for 10 […]
CalMatters, March 4, 2021 (Guest commentary)
UCI is a charter members of SEA Change – the initiative of the American Association for the Advancement of Science to support colleges and universities as they systematically transform themselves into diverse, equitable and inclusive institutions. SEA Change, short for STEMM Equity Achievement, supports institutions as they undergo a rigorous self-assessment process to interrogate their […]