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Division of Undergraduate Education program aims to bridge classroom learning with future career opportunities

Miami Herald, July 19, 2021

Nine-month degree program combines coursework, mentoring, experiential learning

Irvine, Calif., May 23, 2019 — The University of California, Irvine has received a multimillion-dollar gift from The Beall Family Foundation, led by Donald R. and Joan F. Beall. The largest portion of the gift will go to the campus’s entrepreneurial and innovation platform, UCI Applied Innovation, which will be renamed UCI Beall Applied Innovation. […]

Six UCI professors are recipients of the first proof-of-product grants from Applied Innovation. These POP awards provide up to $125,000 each for innovators to move promising technologies closer to commercialization. More than 20 applications were submitted and reviewed by domain experts and industry advisers. The awardees and their projects are: The POP grants program is […]

12 winning teams share $100,000 in cash, prizes at annual event

Inc. magazine’s annual roundup of the nation’s “16 coolest college startups” includes two companies founded by current and former UCI students. Versafit, an app that matches gym rats, power walkers and other exercise buffs with workout partners, was launched in January by MBA student Julian Clarke and Paul Merage School of Business alumnus Alton Chislom ’15. The magazine also honored CubeForme, a monthly subscription service that surprises customers with […]

Freshman in business economics kick-starts her career as a CEO by winning a grand prize worth $25,000 in national competition

Institute for Innovation rebrands as Applied Innovation to serve as ‘front door’ for all industry collaboration with UCI

UC Irvine economics and management professor Richard B. McKenzie’s book, “Why Popcorn Costs So Much at the Movies, and Other…