Frances Contreras

Emphasizing Equity in Education

A conversation with Frances Contreras, who was appointed as the UCI School of Education’s third dean in January 2022 and is the first Chicana/Latina dean to head a school of education in the University of California

UCI student center with students walking

UCI receives grant to support inclusive undergraduate science education

Campus joins a total of 104 schools nationwide chosen for the IE3 initiative

Going back to ‘normal’ won’t work

The Daily Record, Nov. 15, 2022

UCI is key member of multi-institutional, $126 million NIH brain mapping project

Campus to receive $10 million over five years for role in Cell Atlas Network

Photo of dean of UCI's School of Social Ecology, Jon B. Gould
UCI Podcast Indicator

UCI Podcast: What is social ecology?

Jon B. Gould, new dean of social ecology, explains what’s going on at one of UCI’s epicenters for change

Cameron Wiley and doctoral candidate Kennedy Blevins (left) and Sarah Pressman (right).

UCI research team finds positivity is not equally protective against illness across races

Study supports consideration of cultural factors when developing health interventions

A sparrow in a willow tree

Putting the squeeze on Orange County

The literary journal ‘Citric Acid’ explores the dichotomy of OC life

The Supreme Court Building

What end of Roe v. Wade means for U.S.

4 UCI experts discuss a key ruling in the latest Supreme Court term

California approves $5 million to fund diversity in science and technology education

Cal-Bridge Program aims to diversify the state’s public university faculty and tech workforce

Three panels featuring photos of co-author Judy Wu, biography book cover, and co-author Wendy Mink
UCI Podcast Indicator

UCI Podcast: Patsy Mink’s role in Title IX passage

Co-authors of Mink’s biography share history of law designed to prevent discrimination on the basis of sex