Education

UCI professor Susan Turner studies crime and punishment to help state policymakers develop prison and parole programs based on effectiveness — not emotion or politics.

As part of its new iMedEd Initiative, the medical school has developed a comprehensive, iPad-based curriculum, reinventing how medicine is taught in the 21st century and becoming the first in the nation to offer entering students a completely digital, interactive learning environment.

High school students take part in a highly competitive summer program that lets them live on campus and learn about university life.

Kika Friend helps prepare students in UCI's California Alliance Minority Participation program for careers in math and science.

For two weeks this summer, 30 local high school students got a taste of what it would be like to attend medical school.

Underrepresented students get a head start on research projects and form bonds in UCI summer prep programs.

AirUCI summer workshop aims to inspire seventh- to 12th-grade science teachers so they can inspire their own students.

Biophysicist Shin Lin explores the science behind the mind-body practice of tai chi.

UCI's Institute for Clinical & Translational Science will receive $20 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to hasten the transformation of scientific discoveries into medical advances for patients.

This summer, surfers and swimmers will risk more than sunburn — the ocean could make them sick. UCI researchers are testing the waters and working to improve the detection, identification, measurement and elimination of coastal pollutants.