Students

Kika Friend engages with a student from C.A.M.P.

CAMP counselor

Kika Friend helps prepare students in UCI’s California Alliance Minority Participation program for careers in math and science.

High school students in UCI's new Summer Premed Program

Attracting pre-premed students

For two weeks this summer, 30 local high school students got a taste of what it would be like to attend medical school.

Researcher Joy Pixley

Balancing marriage and career

Study finds that patterns of decision making among dual-earner couples have predictable long-range outcomes.

Catching waves — on canvas

Alumnus Robb Havassy rides high in the gnarly world of surf art. Although he never took a painting class or intended to be an artist, he’s enjoying the kind of success some only dream about.

Summer program gives grad students an edge

Underrepresented students get a head start on research projects and form bonds in UCI summer prep programs.

UCI among California universities receiving up to $122 million to create fuels from sunlight

UCI is among California universities receiving up to $122 million to create fuels from sunlight.

U.S. and Iraqi soldiers engage insurgents from a Baghdad high-rise in a Jan. 24, 2007

The first ‘YouTube wars’

UCI’s Jennifer Terry studies homemade videos by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

UCI biophysicist Shin Lin leads a tai chi class

Tai chi expert goes with the flow

Biophysicist Shin Lin explores the science behind the mind-body practice of tai chi.

Michael Montoya

Forging a faster path from lab to clinic

UCI’s Institute for Clinical & Translational Science will receive $20 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to hasten the transformation of scientific discoveries into medical advances for patients.

Is the ocean making you sick?

This summer, surfers and swimmers will risk more than sunburn — the ocean could make them sick. UCI researchers are testing the waters and working to improve the detection, identification, measurement and elimination of coastal pollutants.