It’s been five years since Californians approved Proposition 71, which created the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine and authorized up to $3 billion for the emerging field of stem cell biology. Since then, UCI’s program has thrived.
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 ’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.
The view from space is not pretty as satellites show California groundwater being pumped for irrigation in unsustainable quantities.
By specializing in the family business – power basketball – UCI’s Eric Wise has become one of the top players in the Big West Conference.
Alumnus Roy Fielding helped develop the now-familiar HTTP that guides the flow of Internet information.
Matt Astrella helps UCI Bookstore become center of campus literary life and home for new authors.
Recent additions at UC Irvine’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center decrease patients’ radiation exposure, increase their comfort.
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.
California legislators and Gov. Schwarzenegger get the message from UC Irvine: It’s time to re-invest in higher education.