EVENT: The theme for the 2025 conference held by the UC Irvine Forum for the Academy and the Public is “Facts Under Fire: Reporting in Impossible Times.” Experts from a diverse range of contexts will explore various serious threats to journalism and journalists due to extreme technological shifts and autocratic trends that menace democracy and […]
UC Irvine School of Education, Santa Ana to unveil playful learning installations at park EVENT: UC Irvine’s School of Education, in partnership with the city of Santa Ana’s Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency and the Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative, is holding a community celebration to unveil four interactive learning installations at Madison Park […]
EVENT: UC Irvine will honor a decade of tradition and celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year – heralding the Year of the Snake – with cultural games, hands-on arts and crafts, food, musical and dance performances, a dragon parade, a lion dance, and more. WHEN/WHERE: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, with activities and performances […]
EVENT: UC Irvine’s School of Social Ecology will host its second annual Día de los Muertos event, complete with live music, dancing, a virtual and physical altar, customary foods, face painting and crafts. The free celebration will immerse attendees in the rich Mexican tradition of honoring and remembering deceased loved ones. WHEN/WHERE: 3:30-8 p.m. Monday, […]
EVENT: UC Irvine’s School of Education, in partnership with the city of Santa Ana, Northgate Market and the Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative, is enriching everyday spaces populated by families with playful learning opportunities for children. This ribbon-cutting ceremony will celebrate the installation of a giant abacus at the bus stop on Main Street and […]
EVENT: The Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs) is hosting its annual forum symposium, with this year’s theme being “Collaborating for Change: Bridging the Gap in Climate and Environmental Literacy, Justice and Action Across PK-12, Higher Education, and Community Partners.” The annual forum symposium is designed to facilitate dialogue and collaboration among preschool to […]
EVENT: 2024 Reines Lecture: “From the possibility to the certainty of a supermassive black hole” WHEN/WHERE: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, Irvine Barclay Theater, UC Irvine campus. INFORMATION: Media planning to attend should contact Brian Bell at 949-565-5533 or bpbell@uci.edu. Attendance and parking are complimentary for media who RSVP in advance. BACKGROUND: The 2024 Reines […]
EVENT: The University of California, Irvine’s School of Humanities and Beall Applied Innovation will co-host AlphaPersuade: A Summit on Ethical AI. Join industry leaders and multidisciplinary academics from across the country for this one-day conference exploring the ethics of using artificial intelligence for persuasion. WHEN/WHERE: 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 29, at the Cove at […]
EVENT: UCI will celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year – heralding the Year of the Dragon – with cultural games, hands-on arts and crafts, food, musical and dance performances, an academic discussion, a dragon parade, a lion dance and more. WHEN/WHERE: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, with activities and performances beginning in the UCI […]
MEDIA ADVISORY EVENT: Sen. Dave Min will moderate UCI’s 2023 Water Policy Forum, a vital examination of Orange County water policies and management. Leading the discussion will be an expert panel featuring David Feldman, UCI professor of urban planning and public policy and director of Water UCI; Megan Yoo Schneider, board president of the Municipal […]