Barbara Dosher

Dosher, Solingen honored by National Academy of Sciences for research achievements

Social sciences scholars awarded for work on human cognition, nuclear proliferation

Social sciences dean Barbara Dosher elected to National Academy of Sciences

UCI faculty now boasts 26 members of the prestigious organization.

Thomas Yuen

Lauds & Laurels to salute 18 campus heroes

Entrepreneur, philanthropist and community leader Thomas Yuen to receive UC Irvine Alumni Association’s premier honor.

Thomas Yuen ’74 earns UCI Alumni Association’s Extraordinarius award

Irvine, Calif., March 5, 2014 — Thomas Yuen, entrepreneur, philanthropist and community leader, will receive UC Irvine’s Extraordinarius award May 15 at the 44th annual Lauds & Laurels ceremony, sponsored by the UCI Alumni Association. He is among 18 campus faculty, staff, students and alumni who will be honored. “Lauds & Laurels is our opportunity to […]

Jack Peltason

Happy Jack Peltason Day

City of Irvine honors UCI’s second chancellor on his 90th birthday

Hands Typing

Bridging the gap

Adaptive learning program developed at UCI supplements and reinforces math and science skills

UC Irvine receives $3 million to create endowed chairs in cognitive sciences

The as-yet-unnamed chair holders will be recognized experts in the application of mathematics to the cognitive sciences. The endowed chairs honor the late R. Duncan Luce, a UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of cognitive sciences with whom Jean-Claude Falmagne served on the faculty for more than 20 years.

Bill Maurer named dean of School of Social Sciences

Irvine, Calif., May 14, 2013 – After a nationwide search, UC Irvine anthropology professor Bill Maurer has been named dean of the campus’s largest academic unit, the School of Social Sciences. “It’s gratifying when we find that the very best person for the position in the country is already right here,” said Chancellor Michael Drake. “I’m […]

UCI’s new School of Education jumps in U.S. News’ graduate school ranking

Irvine, Calif., March 12, 2013 – UC Irvine’s School of Education is among a number of campus graduate programs moving up in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 ranking of “Best Graduate Schools,” announced today. The education school, approved in July by the University of California regents, leaped six spots, to 37th nationwide. Before its […]

UCI’s Rubén Rumbaut elected to National Academy of Education

Professor is internationally known and widely cited for his research on children and young adults raised in immigrant families of diverse nationalities and socioeconomic classes.