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 […]
EVENT: Bob Perciasepe, deputy administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will commend UC Irvine for successfully reducing food waste on campus by 80 percent through the EPA’s Food Recovery Challenge. Perciasepe will participate in a zero-waste lunch at Mesa Commons, UC Irvine’s oldest dining hall, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the campus’s approach to […]
EVENT: Top high school and college teams from across California and the U.S. compete on the track to see whose “alternative fuel” car can go the farthest in one hour on one dollar’s worth of any energy source. WHEN: Noon-6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4: practice laps and media availability 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 5: time trials […]
EVENT: UC Irvine will try to set a Guinness world record for the largest water blaster fight. Associated Students of UCI will host the effort, which aims to recruit 7,000 campus and community participants. WHEN/WHERE: 11 a.m. registration, with the match starting at 1 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, at the Anteater Recreation Center fields, 680 California Ave. […]
Nine commencement ceremonies will draw more than 35,000 visitors, with countless more watching over live Web stream