Humanities

Awards presented by UCI Alumni Association at May 12 ceremony.

When Breanna Downey dons a cap and gown and walks across the stage to collect her diploma at UCI's commencement, she will have come full circle. Downey has made the trip before – when she was a towheaded toddler and her mother graduated with the class of 1991.

Undergraduate and tennis standout Kristina Smith comes from an extended family of UCI alumni that includes her grandmother Mary Myers, mother Maria Smith, nine aunts and uncles, and a cousin or two.

Fifth annual event will celebrate reading, writing with talks, signings by acclaimed authors.

Brian Skyrms, winner of the 2011 Extraordinarius award, discusses the finer points of social contract theory.

J.H. Everett, who holds multiple degrees from UCI, turned a hobby into a career – helping needy local kids in the process.

Two generations of Pattersons have been well served by UCI — and now serve other college students.

Students earn Living Our Values Award for launching UCI Global Brigades, which aims to improve the lives of Hondurans through hands-on projects.

In the past year, UC Irvine students, staff and faculty have stepped up in the face of continuing budget challenges and fee increases with innovation, drive and talent. The result? Research breakthroughs, national honors, global outreach, sports firsts – even a Guinness world record. Here are some top 2010 stories.

UCI Libraries’ one-of-a-kind collection documents the experience of post-Vietnam War immigrants.