Media Advisories

UC Irvine to host Día de los Muertos event featuring Grammy-winning Mariachi Divas

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, […]

UC Irvine School of Education to host ribbon-cutting for ‘Playful Learning Landscapes’

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 […]

Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects’ annual forum symposium to explore ways to address environmental literacy and climate challenges in schools, communities

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 […]

Reines Lecture at UC Irvine: UCLA astronomer and Nobel laureate Andrea Ghez

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 […]

UC Irvine to present AlphaPersuade: A Summit on Ethical AI

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 […]

UCI welcomes Year of the Dragon with annual Lunar New Year celebration

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 […]

UCI to host 2023 Water Policy Forum

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 […]

UC Irvine hosts Día de los Muertos event featuring Grammy-winning Mariachi Divas

MEDIA ADVISORY EVENT: UCI’s School of Social Ecology hosts Día de los Muertos, presented by Northgate González Market. This free event, complete with live music, dance, a virtual and physical altar, customary foods, face painting and crafts, will immerse attendees in the rich Mexican tradition of honoring and remembering deceased loved ones. WHEN/WHERE: 4-8:30 p.m. […]

UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business to host third Latinx Initiative (LXi) conference

EVENT: The UCI Paul Merage School of Business’ annual Latinx Initiative (LXi) conference will bring together prominent thought leaders, industry experts and innovators. They will discuss critical topics surrounding Latino leadership, inclusion and entrepreneurship in the new economy. The theme of this year’s two-day event is “Latinx Excelencia: Unleashing Economic Power of the Mainstream Economy.” […]

UCI kicks off fall quarter with move-in, Welcome Week and convocation

EVENTS: Fall-quarter activities begin Sept. 22, when incoming students arrive to move into campus housing over a three-day period. Welcome Week commences Sept. 22 and continues through the 29th, with a series of events and open houses to help students familiarize themselves with the campus and its resources. The New Student Convocation will take place at […]