Month: June 2015

UC Irvine has been named a platinum-level Fit-Friendly Worksite by the American Heart Association for the fifth year in a row.

UCI visiting professor Mohammed Wattad received the Young Scholars Award on Tuesday, June 2, at the annual meeting of the Israel Studies Association in Montreal.

The Council on Student Experience and the Division of Undergraduate Education recently selected Jeff Johnston as UCI’s 2015 Lecturer of the Year.

Nobel laureate and former UC Irvine biochemist Irwin “Ernie” Rose, who did groundbreaking work on enzymes critical to breaking down and disposing of unwanted proteins in plants and animals, has died. He was 88. Family members said he died in his sleep early Tuesday in Deerfield, Mass.

Figures offer sneak peek at circumstances behind pomp of UCI’s 50th graduation celebration

This year’s commencement for UCI’s 50th graduating class will stretch over four days in the Bren Events Center, and 7,057 Anteaters will participate. Ten school-based events will be held, featuring addresses by renowned leaders in business, technology, athletics and law.

Alum Kevin Kwan Loucks and his wife make beautiful music together in chamber duo and trio

Does putting same-sex marriage in the public spotlight impede future policy gains for gay and lesbian couples? A new study says no, contrary to previous research on the topic. The findings, which appear in the American Journal of Political Science, should bring hope to marginalized groups that may otherwise be dissuaded from pursuing public change, said Charles Anthony Smith, UCI associate professor of political science and study co-author.