Media Advisories

UCI Living Peace speaker series to debut with Charlize Theron

Richard Branson and Dalai Lama also on the program co-sponsored by Center for Living Peace Orange County.

Arctic

On Nov. 12, “Preserving the Environment of the Arctic Region” will feature legal, public health and Earth system science experts discussing the role of law and governance in protecting the Arctic region.

UCI to host awards dinner for outstanding community health efforts

Institute for Clinical & Translational Science will honor 11 Orange County community health advocates and organizations at its third annual Chancellor’s Community Health Awards Dinner.

Renowned neuroengineer to lecture on brain-machine interaction.

Dr. Miguel Nicolelis of Duke University will speak Oct. 7 on “Beyond Boundaries: The New Neuroscience of Connecting the Brain with Machines – and How It Will Change Our Lives” as part of the Ralph Gerard Lectureship Series, sponsored by UCI’s School of Biological Sciences.

Urging candidate support for higher education

UCI to host a pre-election ‘Write-In’ emphasizing the need to reinvest in the state’s educational system.

Dodge ball

The Associated Students of UC Irvine will host a bid to become the Guinness Book of World Records holder for the largest dodge ball game. The game will be staged during ASUCI’s inaugural Blue & Gold Spirit Rally.

Olive Tree Initiative

The trip’s mission is for UCI students to gain understanding beyond what is available from indirect sources and the mainstream media and share this with the campus and community upon their return.

UC Irvine Advisory: Leading local science fiction writers to discuss O.C.’s influence on author Philip K. Dick

A panel of acclaimed local science fiction writers come to UC Irvine to discuss how Philip K. Dick – author of some of the bleakest and most influential science fiction in American literature – was influenced by Orange County, where he spent the last 10 years of his life.

UC Irvine Advisory: Pataki Lecture

Diane Pataki sifts through conflicting advice on how individuals can reduce their carbon footprint.

UC Irvine Advisory: Neuroscientist to speak on music, evolution and the human brain

Neuroscientist Aniruddh D. Patel will discuss “Music, Evolution & the Human Mind” as part of the UC Irvine Distinguished Lecture Series on Brain, Learning & Memory.