UCI-created computer game that immerses players in 19th-century Ghana wins award

The UCI-created computer game “Sankofa” has won a bronze medal in the 2018 International Serious Play Awards. It was developed by Magda El Zarki, professor of computer science and director of UCI’s Institute for Virtual Environments & Computer Games; Patricia Seed, professor of history; and Jessica Kernan, industry professional and institute staff member. “Sankofa” teaches […]

Jenna Tatone performs Adowa, a royal dance of the Ashanti people, with Ghana Dance Ensemble dancers

UCI, Ghanaian students dance away their differences

Visits engender friendship between UCI arts students and their Ghanaian counterparts.

Collage featuring Stephen Tucker, Ariyan Johnson, Donald McKayle, S. Ama Wray and Cyrian Reed

Celebrating Black artists

UCI’s African American faculty members have made creative contributions to culture in dance, drama, art and music

Teylor Cohen sitting on a park bench.

A commitment to service

Nursing student, veteran and foster father Teylor Cohen aspires to continue helping people through healthcare

Ilhem Messaoudi Powers, associate professor of molecular biology & biochemistry, who’s leading a study of UCI Health workers’ exposure to COVID-19.

Couple on the coronavirus front lines

UCI virologist and her pulmonologist husband balance pandemic response with parenthood

Making ‘First Choice’ Possible

Profiles of four Anteater scholarship recipients and their academic journeys in pursuit of fulfilling their own American dreams

Bringing history to life

Unlikely UCI trio designs educational computer game that immerses players in 19th-century Ghana

Shedding (fluorescent) light on Ebola

A fluorescent green limb pokes outward from a cell wall under a high-powered microscope. The filament is loaded with VP40, an essential protein in the Ebola virus. The microscope is capturing it budding out in real time. It’s followed by another and another. Those green protrusions may be the means by which the deadly virus […]

Michelle Digman

Shedding (fluorescent) light on Ebola

UCI team uses novel technique to track key protein in deadly virus

Computer Game Science students show off game

Ready to play

UCI’s first 14 computer game science majors set to graduate