Students

Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK week: a call to action

UCI’s 26th annual celebration of civil rights leader encourages activism, service.

Shaking up earthquake theory

New information about the inner workings of earthquake faults could change how experts estimate the potential for the next “big one,” according to UC Irvine researchers.

UCI’s first Rhodes scholar

Much-lauded Megan C. Braun ’10 will study international relations at University of Oxford.

Telescope tuner’s focus: sharper images

UCI physicist Gary Chanan focuses on fine-tuning the world’s largest telescopes.

Veteran student pictures a better life

Camera in hand, Gilberto Cardenas has chronicled his journey from soldier to undergrad researcher. His photographs have appeared in international scientific journals.

Message from Chancellor Michael Drake regarding recent campus protests

I was appalled at the use of force by police against peaceful demonstrators at other campuses as seen in the media over the past few days.   These actions violate our policies and procedures.  Worse than that, they violate the well earned trust that our community has placed in our campus police.  We understand that […]

Sheena Nahm

Show biz becomes academic

UC Irvine graduate finds her niche in the emerging field of entertainment education doing research fro medical shows.

Kei Akagi

Kei Akagi, master of improv

Jazz pianist, composer and teacher connects with people through his music.

Francois Primeau

Oceans losing ability to absorb greenhouse gas

Like a dirty filter, the Earth’s oceans are growing less efficient at absorbing vast amounts of carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas produced by fossil-fuel burning, reports a study co-authored by Francois Primeau, UC Irvine Earth system science associate professor.

Amina Yassine

Creating global citizens

Humanities program offers diverse language courses, from Arabic to Vietnamese.