Honors & Awards

4 at UC Irvine receive Fulbright awards

UC Irvine scholars Quoc-Viet Dang, Julia Gelfand, Denise Payán and Kai Wehmeier have received Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program awards for the 2025-26 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is one of the most prestigious international exchange initiatives, supporting accomplished faculty, researchers and […]

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12th annual Dynamic Womxn Awards honor 10 leaders, role models on campus

Now in its 12th year, the UC Irvine Dynamic Womxn Awards program celebrates and honors women – nominated by their peers – who are leaders and role models actively making a difference in the UC Irvine community. This year’s winners were selected from a pool of over 60 nominations of students, staff and faculty.  “This one-of-a-kind […]

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Ardoña named one of ‘Talented 12' by Chemical & Engineering News

Herdeline Ardoña, a UC Irvine assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has been selected as one of the 2025 Talented 12 by Chemical & Engineering News, a publication of the American Chemical Society. This annual list recognizes early career researchers who are rising stars in chemistry, selected for their innovative work and growing impact […]

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UC Irvine scientists among winners of Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

$3 million award recognizes research achievements at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider

From left, Jennifer Martiny, Rina Dechter and Catherine Lord.

3 UC Irvine professors elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Rina Dechter, Catherine Lord and Jennifer Martiny recognized for scholarly excellence

David S. Meyer, UC Irvine professor of sociology.

David S. Meyer is among 26 across US named 2025 Andrew Carnegie Fellows

Esteemed UC Irvine professor of sociology will research political polarization

Five UC Irvine scholars have been newly elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (clockwise from top left): Kevork Abazajian, professor of physics and astronomy; Thomas Zimmermann, Chancellor’s Professor of informatics; Melinda Gormley, research and policy coordinator at the Center for Population, Inequality and Policy; Aaron Barth, professor of physics and astronomy; and Nalini Venkatasubramanian, professor of computer science.

AAAS names 5 UC Irvine researchers as 2025 fellows

Scholars are honored for their efforts to advance science or its applications

Henry Samueli awarded IEEE Medal of Honor, the organization's highest honor

Inventor, business leader and philanthropist has had significant impact on UC Irvine

UCIPD Chief Liz Griffin presents the Lifesaving Award to Public Safety Responder Jose Gallardo.

UCIPD honors its own

Police officers, public safety responders and professional staff are among those receiving biennial awards

Kei Igarashi, UC Irvine associate professor of anatomy and neurobiology, is awarded the 41st Inoue Prize for Science by Atsushi Koma, president of the Inoue Foundation.

UC Irvine School of Medicine associate professor awarded Inoue Prize for Science

Kei Igarashi recognized for outstanding achievement in memory and dementia research