Campus News

UCI Dream Eaters climb to round of eight in Heroes of the Dorm collegiate esports tourney

The UCI Dream Eaters continue to devour opponents’ hopes and dreams in Blizzard Entertainment’s Heroes of the Dorm collegiate tournament. The UCI esports squad secured a berth in the round of eight after a 2-0 defeat of the Snow Frogs from the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières in the round of 16. “We practiced hard […]

Could holey silicon be the holy grail of electronics?

UCI engineers find that innovative material facilitates effective on-chip cooling

Bucking trend of upsets, UCI Dream Eaters advance in Heroes of the Dorm tournament

After upsets for many prominent teams in Blizzard Entertainment’s Heroes of the Dorm collegiate tournament, the top-ranked UCI Dream Eaters survived the pressure to take down team Crimson Gaming from the University of Utah last week. The Dream Eaters advanced with a clean 2-0 victory and now move on to the round of 16, where […]

Forbes ranks UCI 4th in nation for ‘best value'

Survey also praises campus for second-best upward mobility rate

Modern dance giant Donald McKayle has died

Trailblazing African American performer, choreographer and teacher was 87

Investor-philanthropist Steve Borowski '79 to receive UCI's Extraordinarius award

Contributions of 20 prominent Anteaters to be celebrated at Lauds & Laurels event

Frances Leslie to receive 2018 legacy award from Orange County Connected Women of Influence

Frances Leslie, vice provost and dean for graduate studies at UCI, has been selected to receive the prestigious 2018 Lifetime Legacy Award from Orange County Connected Women of Influence. The award recognizes women who have demonstrated superior leadership over several years and who have a significant track record of long-term achievements in their field. Leslie […]

UCI doctoral programs grab top spots in Philosophical Gourmet Report for 2017-18

The School of Social Sciences’ graduate program in logic & philosophy of science and the School of Humanities’ graduate program in philosophy have done well in the 2017-18 Philosophical Gourmet Report, which assesses the quality and reputation of Ph.D. programs in philosophy throughout the English-speaking world. The PGR provides both overall and specialty rankings based […]

UCI team is No. 1 in Heroes of the Dorm tourney

UCI is fielding a team of computer gamers to compete in this year’s Heroes of the Dorm tournament, starting today. The UCI Dream Eaters are the top-seeded squad among 64 bracketed opponents who will play in elimination rounds leading up to the finals, to be held May 12 at Blizzard Arena in Burbank. Teams of […]

Assistant sociology professor named National Academy of Sciences 2018 Kavli Fellow

Jennifer B. Kane, UCI assistant professor of sociology, has been named a 2018 Kavli Fellow by the National Academy of Sciences, in recognition of her exceptional research as an early career scientist. She specializes in applying quantitative methods in the analysis of social inequality, population health, family, fertility and the inter-generational transmission of health and […]