Media Advisories

UCI to host second Teaching for Justice conference centered on AAPI experiences

EVENT:  UC Irvine School of Education’s Center for Educational Partnerships and the UCI Teacher Academy – in partnership with the UCI Humanities Center; the Center for Liberation, Anti-Racism and Belonging; and the UCI Libraries’ Southeast Asian Archive – will host a two-day Teaching for Justice conference intended for K-12 educators and all community members interested […]

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis to visit UC Irvine, tour site for new affordable student housing

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis will join Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan and Vice Mayor Tammy Kim to visit the UCI campus and tour the site of the Mesa Court residence hall expansion, a new student housing facility for first- and second-year undergraduates. The project is supported by funds from California’s Higher Education Student Housing Grant Program, […]

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UCI School of Biological Sciences to host lecture on Alzheimer’s

Five experts will discuss past, present and future of the disease

UCI School of Social Ecology welcomes Andrew Yang for “Leading the Change Distinguished Speaker Series”

EVENT:  The School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine, welcomes Andrew Yang for its “Leading the Change Distinguished Speaker Series.” The businessman, attorney, lobbyist, political candidate and co-founder of the Forward Party will speak on “Technology, Democracy and the Future.” Event is free and open to the public, but registration is required […]

UCI and local disaster response authorities to hold drill at Anaheim retirement facility

EVENT:  Disaster drill to test use of CareDEX smart-space technology in evacuation of residents at Orange County elder care facility. WHEN/WHERE:  10:20 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, Walnut Village Retirement Community, 891 S. Walnut St, Anaheim, CA 92802. INFORMATION:  Media planning to attend should contact Brian Bell at 949-565-5533 or bpbell@uci.edu. Attendance and parking are complimentary for […]

Ribbon-cutting to celebrate new Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute on UCI campus

EVENT:  The Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its sparkling new home on the University of California, Irvine campus, which will allow for the expansion of the institute’s clinical, teaching and research efforts to advance evidence-based, whole-person care. Part of the new Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences […]

UCI hosts launch event to swear in the first #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Fellows

EVENT: UCI will join higher education leaders and more than 3,000 students in a statewide launch and virtual swearing-in celebration with the governor for the first #CaliforniansForAll College Corps Fellows. The new service program helps thousands of students pay for college by serving their communities. UCI will have 70 student fellows sworn in at the […]

UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business hosts annual Latinx Initiative (LXi) conference

EVENT: UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business annual Latinx Initiative (LXi) conference will provide an in-person learning and networking opportunity for 2022. This year’s theme is “Excelencia: Leadership that Thrives.” Speakers and panelists who are Latino leaders throughout the region across business sectors will explore and define leadership excellence for the Latino community. Attendees can […]

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

EVENTS:  Fall-quarter activities begin Sept. 13, when incoming students arrive for move-in week. Welcome Week commences Sept. 18 and continues through the 24th with a series of events and open houses to help students familiarize themselves with the campus and resources. The New Student Convocation takes place at 8 a.m. Monday, Sept. 19, in the […]

UCI’s School of Education relaunches the Environmental and Climate Change and Literacy Projects

EVENT:  The School of Education at the University of California, Irvine, will host a relaunch event for the Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects, a partnership between the University of California and California State University systems. The ECCLPs are focused on advancing pre-kindergarten to 12th grade environmental and climate change literacy, justice and action. Stakeholders […]