Media Advisories

EVENT: Tara M. Ruttley, associate program scientist for NASA’s International Space Station, will tour UC Irvine labs and discuss with science faculty the latest research findings from the ISS and UC Irvine. WHEN/WHERE: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. Contact Tom Vasich for specific locations. INFORMATION: Media planning to attend should contact Tom Vasich at 949-824-6455 or tmvasich@uci.edu. […]

EVENT:  UC Irvine’s Division of Undergraduate Education will open the doors of the Antrepreneur Center. The support service for Anteater entrepreneurs is part of an affiliation with UCLA, USC and the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. funded by a $3.5 million grant from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. WHEN/WHERE:  4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at UC Irvine’s Student […]

EVENT:  U.S. Dept. of Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman will speak to UC Irvine students about the clean energy revolution and announce the 20 college teams and location for the 2015 Solar Decathlon.  Students from “Team Orange,” comprising UC Irvine, Chapman University, Irvine Valley College and Saddleback Valley College, will learn if they are selected. […]

EVENT:  “The Economic Epic of Earth’s Evolution: the New Geography, Diplomacy and Legacy for the Knowledge Economy – from California to the World” will introduce a new business model in which luxury resort and estate development is leveraged to benefit global sustainability and transnational research. Presentations by scientists, diplomats, government representatives, members of academia and corporate […]

EVENT: Michael Eric Dyson, author and host of an eponymous NPR program, will deliver the Dr. Joseph L. White Lecture as part of UC Irvine’s 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium. His talk will highlight six days of activities honoring King’s legacy. WHEN/WHERE: 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, in the Pacific Ballroom at UC Irvine’s Student […]

EVENT: UC Irvine’s Center for Psychology & Law and the Newkirk Center for Science & Society are hosting “Rap on Trial,” a discussion panel addressing the recent practice of using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases. Prosecutors have argued before judges and juries that rap lyrics are either autobiographical confessions of illegal behavior or proof […]

EVENT: UC Irvine Chancellor Michael V. Drake will lead about 50 cyclists on a 25-mile tour of the city of Irvine – fulfilling the Promise for Education he made last fall as part of a University of California systemwide scholarship campaign. He earned the most pledges of any participant, bringing in $21,443. WHEN/WHERE: 9 a.m. […]

EVENT: Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of the popular social news and entertainment site Reddit, will talk about using the Internet as a power for good, the topic of his new book, Without Their Permission: How the 21st Century Will Be Made, Not Managed. Ohanian’s entrepreneurial spirit has led him to create or fund more than 60 […]

EVENT: Eboo Patel, founder and president of the Interfaith Youth Core, will talk about the importance of religious pluralism in strengthening our democracy. Patel challenges and inspires people of all faiths to work together to make our world a place where diverse traditions can thrive side by side. WHEN/WHERE:   7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, (doors open at […]

EVENT:  Ernest Moniz, secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and a nuclear physicist, will speak with UC Irvine students, faculty and staff about the clean energy revolution. WHEN/WHERE:   1:30-2:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, in the UC Irvine Student Center’s Crystal Cove Auditorium (bldg. 113, grid E8 on campus map: http://communications.uci.edu//documents/pdf/UCI_12_map_campus_core.pdf)  NOTE: Event may be cancelled […]