The New York Times has named UCI No. 1 among U.S. universities that do the most for low-income students. The 2015 rankings were presented at The New York Times’ Schools for Tomorrow conference by David Leonhardt, editor of NYT website The Upshot, which first published the list in 2014. Last year’s rankings were highly influential, […]
Anteater Academy at once-underperforming Santa Ana high school graduates first cohort of college-bound teens. The program is an example of UCI’s outreach to underrepresented students that placed it at the top of The New York Times’ College Access Index of schools that do the most for low-income students. Thirteen recent graduates of the school will attend UCI in the fall.
Dive in to UCI@50, a special issue of UCI’s fall magazine for faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends. This special-edition publication features stories about UCI’s bright past and brilliant future. From setting world records and leading U.S. universities in sustainable practices to investigating stem cell treatments to preserve and restore sight, UCI@50 celebrates a half-century of UCI’s impact. […]
I have been going to UCI ever since I was a little kid. My dad, Jose Perez, is director of the Multimedia Resources Center at the Ayala Science Library and has worked on campus for 25 years. For as long as I can remember, he has taken me to events like Celebrate UCI and book […]
By the time he was 6, Rene Amel Peralta was already working full time in construction and odds jobs in Mexico, just trying to survive. By 13, he and his sister had been abandoned by their only parent and had made the treacherous journey across the border. But without immigration papers or an education, poverty […]
Incoming freshmen share what they like best about UCI and why they’re excited to be starting this chapter of their lives
When I graduated high school, I cut out the text of a speech that President Obama shared with the graduating class of 2010 from my local newspaper. Four years later, I was lucky enough to hear Obama usher my graduating class into adulthood at the UCI all-campus commencement ceremony at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. At the ceremony, […]
Already a leader in water conservation, UCI combats drought by going after every drop
Just before I started medical school at UCI in July 2013, I took part in a summer immersion experience for the Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community, or PRIME-LC. The eight-week program offered an in-depth look at the history of Latin America from pre-Hispanic times to today, culminating with a 12-day field expedition. I […]
UCI doctoral candidate seeks to maximize the health of native plants in restored environments