UCI’s Efi Foufoula-Georgiou, Judith Olson elected to National Academy of Engineering
Distinction honors contributions to research, education and practice
February 08, 2018
Campus News
UC’s National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement selects inaugural class of fellows, expands board
UCI chancellor to oversee center’s administration, begin search for executive director
February 08, 2018
UCI Health leader resigns executive roles, will retain faculty position
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 6, 2018 — The University of California, Irvine today announced the resignation of Howard Federoff, M.D., Ph.D., as vice chancellor for health affairs and CEO of the UCI Health System. He will retain his faculty position and continue his neurobiological research on the UCI campus. “Howard is a brilliant physician and scientist,” […]
February 06, 2018
Distant galaxy group contradicts common cosmological models, simulations
UCI, other astronomers find plane of dwarf satellites orbiting Centaurus A
February 01, 2018
Arctic lakes are releasing relatively young carbon, UCI-led study discovers
Findings paint less dire climate picture, as ancient emissions are more harmful
January 31, 2018
UCI to host forum about America’s identity at home and abroad
EVENT: The United States is facing a peculiar time in which it’s unusually difficult to take stock of ourselves. If we had to say what underpins America today, if we were forced to choose our core beliefs or values as a nation, it’s not clear that we could readily do so. Keynote speaker Jill Lepore, […]
January 24, 2018
UC receives $10 million Mellon Foundation grant to support advanced humanities research
Gift provides initial endowment funding to sustain core activities on all UC campuses
January 24, 2018
UCI lands $1 million Keck Foundation grant to develop new RNA tools
Two UCI researchers have received a $1 million grant from the prestigious W.M. Keck Foundation to develop new technologies to study the dynamic properties of key RNA modifications. The grant goes to principal investigator Robert Spitale, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, and co-investigator John Chaput, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry and molecular biology & biochemistry. […]
January 19, 2018
UCI online master’s program in criminology, law & society is ranked third in the nation
In the criminal justice category, UCI offers one of the top online graduate degree programs in the country. According to U.S. News & World Report‘s 2018 ranking of such programs, UCI is tied for third with the University of Nebraska Omaha. In total, 90 schools with online criminal justice or criminology programs were judged in five […]
January 17, 2018
UCI is ranked third among U.S. colleges for providing a productive learning environment
In the Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education rankings of top U.S. colleges in 2018, UCI rated third for providing a productive learning environment. For that category, which constitutes 10 percent of the overall rankings, the Journal/Times reviewed how colleges succeed in attracting a diverse student body and offering outlets and opportunities for these students to […]
January 10, 2018