UCI has posted a new podcast episode featuring an interview with the recently appointed dean of the School of Physical Sciences, James Bullock. Arriving at UCI in 2004, Bullock established a reputation as a leading researcher in astronomy and cosmology. He served as chair of the Department of Physics & Astronomy prior to being named […]
Former Anteater basketball star honored for achievements on, off the court
Svetlana Jitomirskaya is second woman to receive award – and first to receive it alone
Kristen Monson has pledged $1.5 million in legacy giving, bringing her campaign commitment to The Paul Merage School of Business to more than $3 million. She’s the double UCI alumna – with a bachelor’s degree in economics (’82) and an MBA (’86) – for whom the third-floor terrace of the business school building is named. […]
Distinction recognizes his contributions to understanding of retinal diseases
By hoarding water underground, vegetation will help saturate soil, boosting rain runoff
Doctoral candidate David Liu faces the final hurdle: the dreaded dissertation defense
EVENT: UCI’s Office of Inclusive Excellence will host a debate on anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times op-ed columnists Michelle Goldberg and Bret Stephens. Known for tackling sensitive topics, Goldberg is a MSNBC contributor, author and former senior writer at The Nation. Stephens, a former deputy editor at The Wall Street Journal […]
EVENT: In the wake of last year’s successful mock trial of Hamlet, the UCI Shakespeare Center and UCI School of Law will host a mock trial of Shylock from “The Merchant of Venice.” In Shakespeare’s controversial play, the Jewish moneylender takes the Christian merchant Antonio to court but is ruled against. In this staged appeal, […]
Chang Liu, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been named a 2019 Moore Inventor Fellow by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. He will receive $825,000 over three years in support of his pioneering efforts to engineer synthetic genetic systems capable of rapid mutation and evolution in living cells. Liu is one of five fellows […]