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Neha Gujjula (left), a third-year neurobiology major, and Kaitlin To, a third-year ecology and evolutionary biology major, are co-presidents of the Brain Exercise Initiative’s UC Irvine chapter.

Use it or lose it

Student members of the Brain Exercise Initiative work to improve cognition among residents of senior living facilities

An eloquent voice for freedom

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, acclaimed writer and UC Irvine professor, is remembered for his powerful pen and inspirational teaching

Soloist Tsega Tatek (right) and VocaLotus perform “Applause,” by Lady Gaga and arranged by Rachel Jacob, at the International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella West quarterfinal at Pomona College on Feb. 22. The UC Irvine group came in second.

Making their voices heard

Campus a cappella groups sing their way to success

An aerial view of UC Irvine in 1968 shows the circular hub about half completed.

Greenery gets glow-up

Aldrich Park sees rejuvenation through reforestation

Mo Li, UC Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering as well as materials science and engineering.

Wind power made more practical

Campus lab is pioneering 3D-printed concrete components to produce massive turbines for clean energy without the drawbacks

Anteater Express electric bus

‘Keeping UCI moving'

Award-winning Transportation and Distribution Services is committed to sustainability, innovation and community outreach

Jenny Yang, UC Irvine professor of chemistry

Curbing climate change

Jenny Yang and her lab team are refining revolutionary carbon capture technology

Sean Young, UC Irvine professor of informatics and emergency medicine

Music as medicine

Integrating eclectic interests in latest research, Sean Young finds that mindfully listening to jazz reduces pain

Jessica VanRoo, executive chef at the campus’s Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, teaches a cooking class.

Ways to wellness

Cook, relax or flow with classes for everyone at Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute

A guest examines the timeline of UC Irvine Libraries’ “Anteater Experience” exhibit, which is open to the public, at no cost, through September.

Growth under glass

Library exhibit traces development of UC Irvine over 60 years