Social Sciences

Bethel Mesgana, and Jasmine Fang with the Dalai Lama

Putting her heart into holistic healthcare

UCI senior and new Dalai Lama Scholar Bethel Mesgana is dedicated to compassionate medicine.

Olive Tree Initiative branches out

UCI’s Olive Tree Initiative has sponsored its third trip to the Middle East, branched out to three other campuses and garnered national recognition.

Chancellor’s fall message: Character excellence

UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake welcomes students, faculty and staff to the fall 2010 quarter with a message on character excellence.

Angela Garcia

Land of disenchantment

UCI anthropologist Angela Garcia studies rural drug addiction in her New Mexico hometown.

Reg Penner

UCI’s doctoral programs on the fast track

National Research Council ranks several UC Irvine doctoral programs among the tops in the nation. Young programs are on an upward trajectory.

Chancellor’s fall message

UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake welcomes students, faculty and staff to the fall 2010 quarter with a message on academic excellence.

A homeless woman shows Yu a pamphlet she's been reading

Student group pedals kindness

Twice a month, a group of UC Irvine students bike to Santa Ana to feed the homeless. Their goal: building relationships.

Mar Rodriguez

Women’s soccer star plays on world stage

UCI soccer star Mar Rodriguez represents Mexico in under-20 Women’s World Cup.

Lauren Collins

A new high

UCI track & field star Lauren Collins appears on cover of ‘Runner’s World.’

Researcher Joy Pixley

Balancing marriage and career

Study finds that patterns of decision making among dual-earner couples have predictable long-range outcomes.