Honors & Awards

Students walk along the student center terrace during the first day of fall classes on the UCI campus.

UC Irvine lands in top 10 in latest Forbes public university rankings

Campus earns No. 6 spot based on academic outcomes, alumni salaries

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UC Irvine receives 2025 Excellence in Mental Health and Well-Being Award

Campus is among 71 nationwide to be honored by Insight Into Academia magazine

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UC Irvine researchers win Frontiers of Science Award

Recognition spotlights origination of FASER neutrino-hunting program

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Eight UC Irvine faculty members named Hellman Fellows

Program supports research by promising assistant professors

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UC Irvine Police Department achieves 30×30 Initiative goals

The national initiative supports representation, experiences of women in policing

Donald Blake, UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of chemistry, here holding an air sample canister.

UC Irvine atmospheric chemist receives NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal

Donald Blake honored for role in field campaigns and student research program

Students in front of the UC Irvine Student Center.

UC Irvine ranks fourth in Princeton Review's Best Value Colleges

Campus lauded for providing academic quality, affordability and career prospects

Shelley Hoss

O.C. foundation leader Shelley Hoss, M.B.P.A. '87, to receive 2025 Extraordinarius award

UC Irvine Alumni Association to honor 21 exemplary Anteaters at Lauds & Laurels

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 […]