I was an engineering student in the 1960s and recall doing my homework calculations by hand, occasionally relying on my trusty slide rule for more complicated assignments. (The pocket calculator didn’t exist yet.) When I graduated in 1969, it was still 12 years before the introduction of the first primitive PC – so, of course, […]
UC Davis dean and National Academy of Engineering member has roots at UCI
EVENT: Four top experts on California’s increasingly scarce water resources will present the latest precipitation and supply data for the state, including southern coastal and desert areas and the Colorado River basin. State climatologist Michael Anderson, Department of Water Resources Interstate Resources Manager Jeanine Jones, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologist Martin Hoerling, and Water […]
An invasive beetle is prompting removal of trees on the UC Irvine campus
UCI’s Department of Chemistry has received nine Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation – among 34 bestowed campuswide and 2,000 nationwide. Another two fellowships went to the Department of Earth System Science, also in the School of Physical Sciences.
UCI alum Felipe Hernandez, who graduated in 2012 with degrees in music performance and political science, returns to campus Tuesday, April 14, for a special screening of the one-hour documentary “Why Not Us?”
Paul Henisey, who has won accolades and earned admiration during his 10-year tenure at UCI, steps down April 17
Cindy Elizabeth Ventura, a junior in public health policy, has been awarded a Public Health Leadership & Learning Undergraduate Student Success internship from the national Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. The eight-week summer internship provides sophomore and junior scholars with research and community health activities, mentorship and professional development. The PLUSS Program aims to […]
I was walking through the campus one day and saw members of Students for a Democratic Society dressed in black acting out a skit as Vietnamese citizens in the rice fields. The purpose of the performance was to demonstrate U.S. forces killing civilians during the Vietnam War. As I walked down the main steps to […]
With her gardening kit startup, senior Stella Liu hopes to motivate people to grow their own food