Society & Community

Francois Genard, Lynsey Moncrieff, Ariel Anson, Britney Marshman and Jayme Nagle

UCI meets D.C.

Students in internship program explore career paths in Washington.

Fire pit precautions

Dr. Marianne Cinat, director of UC Irvine’s Regional Burn Center, says adults can take some simple and crucial steps to reduce the risk of fire pit burn injuries to children.

Delaney Deems

Parents warn of fire pit danger

More children than ever are being burned in beach fire pit accidents.

UCI volunteer built playhouse

UCI-built playhouse serves a serious purpose

Volunteers from Facilities Management department build a playhouse to help provide real shelter for the homeless.

Connie Pechmann

Turning teens off smoking

Marketing professor Connie Pechmann targets adolescent tobacco use.

Francisco Ayala

Original source of malaria reported

Researchers have identified what they believe is the original source of malignant malaria: a parasite found in chimpanzees in equatorial Africa.

First- through fourth-graders studying ancient Egypt

Gifted Students Academy nurtures young minds

Mummies, eyeballs and all manner of mysteries are part of UCI’s summer Gifted Students Academy Exploratorium.

Misty Paig-Tran with high schoolers

Summer by the numbers

There may be a few more empty parking spaces, but life at UCI doesn’t slow that much in summer.

Professor Marlon Boarnet

Building better commutes

For almost 20 years, Marlon Boarnet has studied the links between land use and transportation networks. He provides his thoughts on the stimulus package and city planning for the 21st century.

Bill Tomlinson

Study finds patent systems may discourage innovation

Bill Tomlinson, informatics assistant professor, uses a computer game to test the efficiency of the U.S. patent system, and it doesn’t score well.