Honors & Awards

UCI chosen to have 10th greenest fleet in U.S.

Green Fleet Awards also honored campus for best university fleet of vehicles

September 17, 2020

UCI campus: first day of fall classes in 2019, students walking near the student center.

UCI is ranked among nation’s top 10 public universities for sixth year in a row

Campus also climbs to No. 2 for social mobility in annual U.S. News evaluation

September 14, 2020

UCI Chancellor Emeritus Michael V. Drake named University of California president

Renowned academic leader shepherded campus though era of unprecedented growth

July 07, 2020

UCI Podcast: Top Chef winner and UCI alumna Melissa King dishes out college cooking tips

Melissa King, a 2005 UCI alumna with a bachelor’s degree in cognitive sciences, won Top Chef: All-Stars L.A., the 17th season of the show. In this episode of the UCI Podcast, King dishes on the final moments of the show and her unique California-Asian culinary style. She also shares cooking tips for college students and […]

July 02, 2020

Four UCI professors awarded Guggenheim Fellowships

Honorees specialize in history, science, art and literary journalism

April 14, 2020

UCI biologist seeking to save coral reefs honored by Ecological Society of America

Joleah Lamb, a UCI biologist who studies the impact of infectious diseases on the oceans, has been named an Early Career Fellow by the Ecological Society of America, the world’s largest association of professional ecologists. Early Career Fellows are chosen based on their advanced ecological knowledge and applications as well as potential to make notable […]

April 10, 2020

Provost Enrique Lavernia is elected a foreign member of Chinese Academy of Engineering

UCI Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Enrique Lavernia has been elected a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Lavernia was recognized for his distinguished contributions to materials science and engineering and for his promotion of Chinese-American exchanges and cooperation in the field. He will be inducted in June 2020, during the academy’s annual […]

January 27, 2020