Year: 2018

Crowdfunding site powers passion projects

Students from the UCI School of Medicine have traveled across the globe to provide much-needed medical education to the people of Kenya, Panama, Indonesia, Tanzania and other countries. Instead of being fully funded through government or foundation grants, however, part of this work is being supported by fellow students, faculty, friends and community members through […]

UCI awarded $5 million NSF grant to boost low-income engineering enrollment

Scholarship program will support 190 transfer students in advanced manufacturing

Education professor gets $1.4 million to study kids' Spanish-English language transfer skills

Young-Suk Kim, UCI professor of education, has been awarded a $1.4 million, four-year grant from the Institute of Education Sciences to explore children’s Spanish-English language transfer skills. “In kindergarten through 12th grade, English learners are the fastest-growing student population,” Kim said. “This study will systematically investigate how children’s first-language skills are related to their second-language […]

Crew team to race in Henley Royal Regatta

The UCI men’s crew team will be racing in the U.K.’s Henley Royal Regatta for the first time in 39 years. The most famous regatta in the world, the invitation-only, five-day race is held on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. “The Henley is very challenging to get into, and this group […]

UCI proposes new name for School of Biological Sciences, science library after internal investigation substantiates sexual harassment claims against signature donor

IRVINE, Calif., June 28, 2018 – The University of California, Irvine is taking steps to remove the Ayala name from its biology school and central science library after an internal investigation substantiated a number of sexual harassment claims against Francisco J. Ayala, the signature donor of both institutions. The investigation by the university’s Office of […]

Heavy-duty emissions must be eliminated to halt climate change, UCI-led review shows

Clean, low-cost energy for air travel, cement and steel, trucks and barges is critical

UCI political science professor is awarded $718,350 grant to study global value chains

Political science professor Etel Solingen, the Thomas T. & Elizabeth C. Tierney Chair in Global Peace & Conflict Studies, has received a $718,350 grant for her project entitled “The Role of Design & Production Networks in East Asia Peace & Security.” As part of a $3.7 million research/training award from the UC Laboratory Fees Research […]

UCI vice provost speaks at Haiti Tech Summit

Michael Dennin, UCI vice provost for teaching and learning as well as dean of undergraduate education, was a featured speaker at the 2018 Haiti Tech Summit. He shared best practices for advancing education with local and international industry and government leaders, entrepreneurs and investors interested in helping to revitalize Haiti’s technology infrastructure and encourage entrepreneurship. […]

A materials world

Director of new UCI research institute discusses its origins, assets and purpose

Chemist Shane Ardo tapped for Department of Energy Early Career Research Program award

Shane Ardo, UCI assistant professor of chemistry, is among 84 scientists from across the nation to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. The effort, now in its ninth year, is designed to bolster the country’s scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during the crucial early career years, […]