Alumni couple Carol and Eugene Choi to receive UCI’s Extraordinarius award
Entrepreneur-philanthropists will be among 22 honorees at 50th Lauds & Laurels event
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Stemming the Tide of Alzheimer’s
Philanthropist on a mission to help others turns $150,000 into $20 million effort to fight disease at UCI MIND
Sporting life lessons
Athletic director Paula Smith recalls the importance of relationships for succeeding in a career, and in life
Michael Arias ’11 to receive UCI’s Extraordinarius award
49th annual Lauds & Laurels event will honor 22 outstanding Anteaters
Michael Arias ’11 to receive UCI’s Extraordinarius award
49th annual Lauds & Laurels event will honor 22 outstanding Anteaters
The American Dream Personified
From helping homeless youths to leading California’s community college system, UCI alumni are living out the American dream in myriad ways. Tenacious, intelligent and driven, they have overcome adversity to achieve their visions and make a difference in their communities and in the world. Below, we explore just a small sampling of the fascinating success stories created by UCI graduates.
Advancing the American Dream
UCI is unsurpassed at helping low-income, first-generation and other nontraditional students thrive in college and beyond
Heavy-duty emissions must be eliminated to halt climate change, UCI-led review shows
Clean, low-cost energy for air travel, cement and steel, trucks and barges is critical
Founding professor of math donates personal, professional papers to UCI Libraries
Collection includes Edward Thorp’s work proving merits of card counting in blackjack
UCI receives $2.4 million gift from estate of former faculty member Christian Werner
Donation will support graduate student research, scholarship in social sciences