Year: 2016

Houri Berberian appointed to endowed chair in Armenian studies

Houri Berberian has been named the School of Humanities’ Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies. The $2 million endowed chair was established in 2014 by Vahe and Armine Meghrouni, with additional backing from the local Armenian American community and a $500,000 match from the UC Office of the President. Berberian joins UCI from California […]

White House recognizes UCI alumnus as ‘Champion of Change’

Social Ecology alumnus Eloy Ortiz Oakley M.A.’96, MBA ’99 is one of 11 individuals honored Friday, Sept. 30, at the White House as “Champions of Change for College Opportunity” who have done important work in their communities to strengthen access to high-quality education. Oakley has served as president of Long Beach City College for nearly 10 years […]

Alzheimer’s research ramps up

UCI MIND takes multipronged approach to finding preventions, cures in effort to avert baby-boom crisis

You don’t know joe

Tracing coffee’s evolution from little-used African bean to ubiquitous beverage

UCI to participate in major federal effort to improve childhood health

Research to focus on effects of maternal experiences, environmental factors

Today’s parents spend more time with their kids than moms and dads did 50 years ago

Trend is most pronounced among the better-educated, UCI study finds

New faculty faces

Hiring of 100 educators goes long way toward satisfying strategic plan goal of 250

Lander, Calof honored for rare disease breakthroughs

University of California, Irvine professors Anne Calof and Arthur Lander were honored as the 2016 Champions of Hope in science by Global Genes, a rare disease patient advocacy charity, at its fifth annual Tribute to Champions of Hope gala on Sept. 24. Calof and Lander are among the world’s leading researchers on Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, […]

Let the gaming begin!

UCI’s groundbreaking eSports arena opens with much fanfare

Democracy in action

UCI’s Louis DeSipio and David Meyer put presidential politics into perspective