Chao family fights cancer with $5 million gift to UC Irvine Health

Noted leukemia researchers to receive endowed chairs established by donation

Houri Berberian installed as Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies

The University of California, Irvine School of Humanities celebrated the installation of Houri Berberian as the Meghrouni Family Presidential Chair in Armenian Studies in the Department of History. She will work closely with the school’s faculty and lecturers in Middle East and Near East studies as well as Russian and Soviet studies to develop a […]

UCI’s 50th anniversary homecoming to include exploration programs, family fun, Anteater Ale

EVENT: The UCI Alumni Association is hosting UCI’s 50th anniversary homecoming celebration, which will feature university exploration programs, an Anteater Reunion Corner and a park festival – culminating with a men’s basketball game. WHEN/WHERE:  Saturday, Jan. 31, in Aldrich Park (grid F8 on campus map), UCI’s Student Center (grid E8, bldg. 113) and the Bren […]

UCI Interdisciplinary Center on Family Violence to host Jacquelyn Campbell lecture

EVENT: In the inaugural lecture for the UC Irvine Interdisciplinary Center on Family Violence, Jacquelyn Campbell, a national leader in research and advocacy regarding intimate-partner violence, will present a broad-based approach to addressing domestic violence and preventing homicide. WHEN/WHERE: 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 24, in UC Irvine School of Law, Building Edu 1111, Social Sciences […]

UCI’s Interdisciplinary Center on Family Violence to launch Oct. 17

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 13, 2014 – UC Irvine’s new Interdisciplinary Center on Family Violence, which unites community partners with faculty from 20 UCI departments, will host a launch event 1:30-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the Delhi Center, 505 E. Central Ave., in Santa Ana. By bringing together expertise in biological and physical sciences, engineering, […]

Tennis standout comes from an extended Anteater family

Undergraduate and tennis standout Kristina Smith comes from an extended family of UCI alumni that includes her grandmother Mary Myers, mother Maria Smith, nine aunts and uncles, and a cousin or two.

Helping students is family affair for UCI grads

Two generations of Pattersons have been well served by UCI — and now serve other college students.

Sarah Choi

With type 2 diabetes, family matters

UC Irvine assistant professor of nursing science Sarah Choi works with Orange County’s Korean community to improve care for the chronic disease by involving patients’ family and friends.

UC Irvine News Brief: Sociologist wins Kanter Award for work-family research

Assistant professor Joy E. Pixley was honored for her paper “Life Course Patterns of Career-Prioritizing Decisions & Occupational Attainment in Dual-Earner Couples.”

Helping Haitians find family

Professor Chen Li and his computer science student team created a “People Finder” Web site to help Haitian quake victims reunite with family.