UCI sustainability efforts earn rare STARS platinum rating
Only three other universities worldwide have achieved this status
June 06, 2018
Month: June 2018
UCI scientists analyze first direct images of dissolved organic carbon from the ocean
Joint research project furthers understanding of important CO2 reservoir
June 05, 2018
2 assistant professors of education are awarded $70,000 postdoctoral fellowships
Emily Penner and Di Xu, both assistant professors of education, have been selected as 2018 National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows. They were among 30 early-career scholars – out of a pool of 200 – to receive the $70,000 fellowships to help cover salary and research expenses. Penner will study ways in which school districts […]
June 04, 2018
A California Art Apostle
Running an art museum was not something James Irvine Swinden ever imagined. When his mother, Joan Irvine Smith, began feverishly collecting California impressionist artwork in the early 1990s, Swinden was happily operating a 12-acre botanical garden on the island of Kauai. So when she asked him to help set up a museum to showcase the […]
June 04, 2018
First-generation students make up half of UCI’s class of 2018
Over 7,000 graduates will participate in commencement ceremonies this month
June 04, 2018