Year: 2018

Jon Lovitz

That’s the ticket!

Comedian alum Jon Lovitz to perform at Irvine Barclay Theatre

Latinx leaders

To mark Hispanic Heritage Month, we highlight some exceptional Anteaters

Professor emerita of history makes legacy gift to fund chair in pre-modern Japanese studies

Anne Walthall, UCI professor emerita of history, has arranged a legacy gift of $2 million, through her estate, to fund an endowed chair in pre-modern Japanese studies. At the turn of the 17th century, Japan began a peaceful period of 250 years of restricted international interaction, allowing the country’s culture to flourish. Artistic achievements considered […]

UCI garners half billion dollars in philanthropic, research funding in 2017-18

Grants and gifts will support lifesaving research, world-class arts and academic excellence

Vicki Ruiz named scholar-in-residence at Occidental’s Institute for the Study of L.A.

Vicki Ruiz, UCI Distinguished Professor Emerita of history and Chicano/Latino studies, has been named a scholar-in-residence by Occidental College’s Institute for the Study of Los Angeles. “This is an exciting opportunity to work with colleagues and students in a liberal arts community where civic engagement is integral to undergraduate education. The college’s mission statement reads, […]

Professor gets John Templeton Foundation grant to study effect of after-school activities

Sandra Simpkins, UCI professor of education, has been awarded a John Templeton Foundation grant to study how organized after-school activities support character virtue development from childhood through young adulthood. “Little research exists on the issue of the kinds of experiences needed to help keep youth on a virtuous path,” Simpkins said. “Our findings will describe […]

UCI joins in launch of new NSF-funded data science and climate initiative

Investigators from UCI’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering, Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Science, and School of Physical Sciences will work together in a new initiative, funded by the National Science Foundation, to perfect the use of data science in climate studies. The Transdisciplinary Research in Principles of Data Science plus Climate project […]

Skills-focused preschool programs better at boosting school readiness

Widely used ‘whole-child’ curricula do not yield superior benefits, UCI-led study finds

‘Cloud computing’ takes on new meaning for scientists

UCI, other researchers use machine learning to improve accuracy of climate prediction models

Study of scarless wound healing goes digital with 5-year, $3.3 million NIH grant to UCI trio

Wound healing is a complex process that involves intricate interplay among multiple skin and immune cell types. When optimal conditions are achieved, wounds can heal by true regeneration, when new hairs and new adipose tissue re-form. However, more commonly, optimal conditions cannot be achieved, and wounds heal by making scars. To help foster true regeneration, […]