Humanities

Dancers and Singers at the 'Celebration of Stars'

‘A Celebration of Stars’ honors UCI Medalists

UC Irvine’s premier annual event highlights campus contributions.

The write stuff

Jonathan Alexander and his staff at UC Irvine’s Center for Excellence in Writing & Communication explore new ways to teach and master the craft of writing far beyond the basics of high school composition.

The Red Planet in black and white

An avid reader, student and teacher of science fiction, UCI English professor Jonathan Alexander particularly enjoys stories about Mars. In honor of Curiosity, he’s put together a list of his 10 favorites.

All the world’s a stage

This first season of what will be an annual event features reimagined versions of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” and “The Merchant of Venice” that take place in the Wild West and 1930s Italy, respectively.

No. 2 pencil not required

End-of-year exams, projects can take unorthodox forms.

Sue Bryant

Faculty hiring: A decade of diversity

Campus marks 10th anniversary of commitment to gender equity, inclusiveness.

Books participating in UCI's Literary Orange event

Celebrating the written word

Sixth annual event will celebrate books, writing with talks, signings by acclaimed authors.

Thuy Vo Dang

Making history

Student interviewers record the life stories of Vietnamese American immigrants for archival preservation.

Kenneth Pomeranz

Past master

Kenneth Pomeranz, UCI expert on China, is new American Historical Association president.

Using water to predict fire

UCI researchers can forecast wildfires using sea surface temperatures.