Graduating UCI medical students Anna Rasmussen, Hinesh Patel and Kate Boudreau (from left).

The rites of spring: Match Day

Friends and family welcome new doctors at 2023 medical residency ceremony

Remembering Michael Berns

Inspired by a ruby beam of light, the Beckman Laser Institute co-founder changed science, medicine – and UCI

people rowing a boat

Newport Beach regatta hosted by UCI shut down early due to high winds, rough swells

On Saturday, March 5, UC Irvine Rowing hosted and competed in the California Challenge Cup at Marina Park in Newport Beach. Schools from across the state competed, with about 250 athletes and spectators on a brisk, windy morning. In this duel-style sprint race, each school entered two boats that went head to head in three […]

Michael Yassa's lab.

Stemming the Rising Mental Health Crisis

UCI researchers help illuminate the complexities of the mind and find solutions to prevent a twin pandemic

Ninaz Valisharifabad

Heart on the brain

Out of love for her family, Ninaz Valisharifabad studies how the heart and brain function together

Melissa Beck

Superwoman Ambition

UCIAA President Melissa Beck seeks to engage alumni and prompt recognizable change in the world

How to prepare for your COVID-19 vaccine appointment

Shape, April 27, 2021

School of Medicine commencement

2020 Year in Review

Throughout a truly unprecedented and turbulent year, UCI has not only survived but thrived, a feat that wouldn’t have been possible without the strength of its community. When the coronavirus first began to spread across the globe and overwhelm healthcare systems, scientists such as Dr. Albert Chang, medical director of the Student Health Center; Dr. Susan Huang, medical director of epidemiology and […]

Bernadette Boden-Albala

Lessons From the Longest Year

This is not my first epidemic. Indeed, it was in the early days of HIV/AIDS, in a series of life-changing circumstances, that I was inspired to leave a planned career as bench scientist in cell physiology and embrace the study of public health. Partially motivated by tensions between the government and communities seeking answers to […]

Tell Your Toddlers That Santa Claus Got His COVID-19 Vaccination

Babygaga, Dec. 18, 2020