Press Releases

Susan V. Bryant named UCI interim provost

Acclaimed scientist and respected leader has served the campus for 40 years and knows it well.

UC Irvine’s provost accepts position as University of Oregon president

Respected leader oversaw explosive campus growth, maintained commitment to quality.

Social justice movement Ageless Alliance to be launched at White House, UCI

UC Irvine elder abuse experts launch campaign to unite generations against physical, financial and emotional neglect of vulnerable adults.

UCI researchers create mosquitoes incapable of transmitting malaria

UC Irvine vector biologist Anthony James and colleagues have produced a model of the Anopheles stephensi mosquito – a major source of malaria in India and the Middle East – that impairs the development of the malaria parasite.

Global warming could release carbon from forest soils

Vast amounts of additional carbon would warm the atmosphere even more, leading to escalation of climate change.

UC Irvine Medical Center earns Leapfrog Group’s top safety score

Rating reflects hospital’s commitment to excellence in healthcare and patient experience.

Research finds immigrants benefit Southern California

UCI’s first regional progress report on socioeconomic, quality-of-life trends shows mixed-culture neighborhoods are stronger, safer.

UCI research finds OC drives economy in Southern California

Campus’s first regional progress report on socioeconomic, quality-of-life trends will make its debut at June 14 breakfast.

UCI ranks first in the nation on list of top 100 universities under 50 years old

Times Higher Education analysis puts it fourth among young institutions worldwide.

Optical tweezers help researchers uncover key mechanics in cellular communication

Laser microbeam technology called optical tweezers allowed UC Irvine and UCLA researchers to uncover fundamental properties of a molecular signaling system involved with development, cancer and cardiovascular disease.