Errol Arkilic

UCI names new chief innovation officer, Beall Applied Innovation executive director

Errol Arkilic is a nationally recognized leader in technology transfer, entrepreneurship

Weian Zhao, UCI professor of pharmaceutical sciences and co-founder of several companies, including Velox Biosystems

Incubating innovation

UCI Beall Applied Innovation is helping make Irvine a growing startup hub

David Sanusi, international studies major, standing on stairs.

Adding a little spice – literally – to life

Undergrads launch company that imports vanilla, cinnamon and a type of cocoa bean prized by European chocolatiers

Women’s History Month

Nasim Afsar Chief Operating OfficerUCI Health Bernadette Boden-Albala Director and founding deanProgram in Public Health This list of UCI faculty, staff and students who have stepped up to lead during the COVID-19 pandemic is long and impressive, with the contributions of Nasim Afsar and Bernadette Boden-Albala holding particular importance. Boden-Albala joined UCI in 2019 as director of […]

Business professor Imran Currim co-authors article on how to win over vaccine skeptics

Imran Currim, UCI Distinguished Professor of business and director of The Paul Merage School of Business’ Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, is co-author of an article that offers three recommendations for harnessing the power of influencers, celebrities and the fear of missing out to speed acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines. These customer-centric approaches include recognizing […]

Op-Ed: How influencers, celebrities, and FOMO can win over vaccine skeptics

HBS Working Knowledge, Jan. 19, 2021 (Op-Ed)

UCI appoints Ian O. Williamson as dean of The Paul Merage School of Business

Leading international scholar brings academic, research, industry expertise to campus

Opinion: An overlooked resource for rebuilding local economies: Angels

Governing, May 12, 2020 (Opinion)

UCI team demonstrates ability to supercharge cells with mitochondrial transplantation

Procedure could unlock cures for heart disease, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders

Black History Month 2020

Located just downstairs from UCI’s bustling Student Center terrace, the Center for Black Cultures, Resources & Research – a cozy space awash in warm colors – can feel like an oasis for black students, staff and faculty. Although African Americans make up only about 3.5 percent of the campus population, at the CBCRR, they’re the sole focus. […]