US female legislators need more powerful committee roles to truly advance gender equality, UCI study finds

In a comparative study spanning 40 years of legislative terms in the U.S., Germany and Sweden, Catherine Bolzendahl, associate professor of sociology at UCI, demonstrates the importance of increasing not just the number of women elected to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, but also the number of them in committee leadership roles to seriously advance gender equality in political institutions and the policies they create.

Jonathan Watanabe, UCI professor of clinical pharmacy.

UC Irvine study reveals surge in use of weight loss-linked drugs in California health system

Access, supply and cost issues for GLP-1 agonists must be addressed as more growth projected

Jonathan Watanabe, Associate Dean, UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

Treating the Opioid Epidemic

Q&A with Jonathan Watanabe, associate dean of the UCI School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences

2022 Year in Review: In the Community

2022 Year in Review – UCI in the community

A year of groundbreaking growth and accomplishments

2022 Year in Review – Innovation and research

A year of groundbreaking growth and accomplishments

UCI Podcast: The success of PRIME-LC

The medical training program for the Latino healthcare has been influential for UCI’s Hispanic-Serving Institution status

Mark Warschauer

For computer science in classrooms, the earlier the better

Visit to School of Education’s inclusive Digital Learning Lab impresses Bavarian legislators

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Four graduate students are 2021-2022 Public Impact Distinguished Fellows

Out of 51 total applications from graduate students, 14 finalists were selected to compete for the four 2021-2022 Public Impact Distinguished Fellowships, each with a $12,000 award. The remaining 10 finalists are Public Impact Fellows and receive $1,000 in fellowship funding. Public Impact Fellowships highlight and support Ph.D. or MFA students whose current research has […]

Robert Phalen (left), Michael T. Kleinman (right)

UCI Public Health adds the Air Pollution Health Effects Laboratory as key research center

Interdisciplinary research scope expanded to cover a wide range of environmental exposures

UCI Law launches Fair Elections and Free Speech Center

Center will be a driving force to ensure fair elections, vibrant and free debate, and the rule of law in the digital age