Alumni

The locker in which Chris Burden confined himself as part of his master’s thesis, bears a tribute from current students who are inspired by the artist’s commitment to pushing the boundaries

Taking art to extremes

Chris Burden, M.F.A. ’71, gained fame for his provocative pieces

Professor Henry Klassen

FDA greenlights UCI clinical trial of treatment for blinding disease

A first-of-its-kind stem cell-based treatment for retinitis pigmentosa developed by UC Irvine’s Dr. Henry Klassen, Dr. Jing Yang and colleagues has received consent from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration for use in a clinical trial.

Shaking up the future

UCI grad students are investigating ways to make earthquakes less destructive

Ashley Fong

How can you mend a broken heart?

Let Ashley Fong tell you. It’s the pitch the UCI doctoral student will make at the UCOP Grad Slam competition

Weian Zhao

UCI receives up to $5 million to advance bloodstream infection detection technology

A UC Irvine research team will receive up to $5 million over five years in federal support to further develop a bloodstream infection detection system that speeds up diagnosis times with unprecedented accuracy – allowing physicians to treat patients with potentially deadly ailments more promptly and effectively.

Shaul Mukamel

UCI's Shaul Mukamel elected to National Academy of Sciences

– Shaul Mukamel, a UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of chemistry who probes molecular secrets using ultrafast pulses of laser light, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

Alums Malone, Kashani nominated for Tony Awards

Alums Beth Malone and Tim Kashani have been nominated for Tony Awards.

Eli Simon and Julia Lupton

All the campus is a stage

Professors Julia Lupton and Eli Simon discuss UCI’s new Shakespeare Center, dedicated to ‘exploring the world of Will through performance, scholarship and teaching’

Rubén Rumbaut

UCI Distinguished Professor Rubén Rumbaut elected AAAS fellow

Rubén Rumbaut, UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of sociology, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

Enrique Lavernia

Enrique Lavernia named provost and executive vice chancellor

UC Davis dean and National Academy of Engineering member has roots at UCI