Alumni

Year of discovery, growth at UCI

High points of 2009 range from the volleyball court to the operating room with demonstrations of drive and dedication by UC Irvine students, faculty and staff.

Oracio Sanchez

The joiner

Oracio Sanchez ’09 earned the Living Our Values Student Award for his campus involvement and for bringing people together. Once an outsider, he found a sense of belonging at UCI.

Orchards wither in the dry fields near Interstate 5

Water: California’s disappearing resource

The view from space is not pretty as satellites show California groundwater being pumped for irrigation in unsustainable quantities.

Eric Wise

Eric Wise: big man on campus

By specializing in the family business – power basketball – UCI’s Eric Wise has become one of the top players in the Big West Conference.

Roy Fielding

Standing on protocol

Alumnus Roy Fielding helped develop the now-familiar HTTP that guides the flow of Internet information.

'Body Electric,' by Simon Penny and Malcolm McIver

DAC ’09 links culture, technology

Prestigious conference brings 100 presenters to UC Irvine in subjects ranging from informatics to science and technology studies, and from media studies to digital art and design.

Michael Drake shakes hands with chemistry grad student Jason Deckman

Budget cuts spur write-in campaign

California legislators and Gov. Schwarzenegger get the message from UC Irvine: It’s time to re-invest in higher education.

Katie and Kenny Callen and their son, Gage

UCI alumni help the homeless

The Illumination Foundation, started by six UCI students, helps homeless families find the way back to self-sufficiency.

Dr. Jae Chang

On the case with the blood detective

UCI hematologist Dr. Jae Chang employs medical sleuthing skills to identify rare blood disorders.

Dr. Homayoon Sanati

Treating cancer in older adults

Geriatric oncologist Dr. Homayoon Sanati decries the underrepresentation of seniors in clinical trials. He’s working with his UCI colleagues to provide a solution.