UCI welcomes Year of the Dragon with annual Lunar New Year celebration

EVENT: UCI will celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year – heralding the Year of the Dragon – with cultural games, hands-on arts and crafts, food, musical and dance performances, an academic discussion, a dragon parade, a lion dance and more. WHEN/WHERE: 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, with activities and performances beginning in the UCI […]

UCI dining facility – Brandywine

Whittling down waste

UCI is a sustainability superstar in reducing, reusing and recycling – and renouncing plastic

2023 Year in Review

2023 Year in Review – Great partners

College Corps program enters second year Student Fellows support climate action and food insecurity with local impact Leading the way in transformative healthcareLocal youth step inside UCI to explore careers in health Partnering to advance Latino students The UCI-OC Alliance serves to connect local leaders and businesses with campus programs Hands-on programs enliven STEM elementary […]

2023 Anteater Gift Guide collage

2023 Anteater’s Gift Guide

2023 Anteater Gift Guide By Chrissy Park With the 2023 holiday season upon us, look no further than the Anteater community for your shopping needs. Browse our holiday guide to discover the perfect gifts for all the bookworms, theatergoers, adventurers, foodies and fashionistas in your life – all while supporting UCI and alumni-owned businesses. From […]

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Anteater Insider podcast: supporting student progress through analytics

How UCI is addressing barriers through analytics and data partnerships

Researchers in field.

UC Irvine leads regional project to reduce climate change risks in California

$5.5 million effort will prioritize community engagement, environmental justice

UCI researchers (from left) Alejandro Camacho, Isabella Velicogna and Steven Allison.

3 UC Irvine professors garner $8.7 million in state support for climate action projects

UC awards total of more than $80 million for progress toward California’s climate goals

Tobin Hammer, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, leans over a colony of bumblebees inside a climate-controlled room at UCI. On the shelf by his right arm is a modified hand-held vacuum used to capture escapees.

The secret life of bumblebees

UCI scientist uncovers surprising facts about the fuzzy insects

Butterfly on a branch.

UC Irvine biologists find what colors a butterfly’s world

Study identifies first known gene change in sex-differentiated vision

Richard Van Etten looking into a microscope

UC Irvine receives record $653 million in research funding for fiscal 2022-23

12.7 percent more than last year, amount reflects strong support for campus mission