34 UCI students win Graduate Research Fellowships

UCI’s Department of Chemistry has received nine Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation – among 34 bestowed campuswide and 2,000 nationwide. Another two fellowships went to the Department of Earth System Science, also in the School of Physical Sciences.

Rose Hills Foundation awards UCI $700,000 to aid STEM undergraduates

UC Irvine has been awarded $700,000 from The Rose Hills Foundation to support students in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) pursuits. Each year for the next four years, The Rose Hills Foundation Undergraduate Science & Engineering Scholarships will assist 18 high-achieving undergraduates. The students will meet with one another at regular intervals throughout the year to discuss their goals and share their experiences.

Recent graduate honors heritage by donating Living Our Values Award funds to Southeast Asian Archive

Andy Nguyen Le ’14 donates Living Our Values Award funds to UCI Libraries’ Southeast Asian Archive.

With 37 recipients this year, UCI is ninth in nation for NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

UC Irvine graduate students won 37 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships this year, putting the campus ninth in the nation and tied for second within the University of California system for the prestigious awards. The fellowships recognize and support outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based […]

Cutting-edge research on display at inaugural UCI graduate student symposium

EVENT :  The global impact of graduate and professional students’ research will be highlighted at the first UC Irvine Associated Graduate Students Symposium.                               WHEN/WHERE:  9 a.m.‑6 p.m. Friday, April 18, UCI Student Center (grid E8, bldg. 113 on campus map. INFORMATION:  The symposium is free and open to the public, with advance or day-of registration […]

UCI graduate programs among top 50 nationwide in new rankings

Graduate school rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report show UC Irvine programs consistently among the top 50 in the nation.

McDonnell Douglas seamstress funds UCI graduate fellowships in engineering

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 26, 2013 – Ida Melucci, a seamstress who worked for McDonnell Douglas and then Boeing, has left a bequest of $1.5 million to UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering to create graduate fellowships. “We are honored that Ida Melucci entrusted us with her gift to continue to support and enhance the education […]

UCI graduate student housing project earns 5 LEED Platinum certifications

Irvine, Calif., July 18, 2013 – UC Irvine’s Verano Place graduate student housing complex won kudos from the U.S. Green Building Council this month, bringing the campus five new Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design Platinum awards. In a detailed review of everything from transportation services and irrigation methods to use of local materials and mitigation […]

NASA fellowships awarded to three UCI hydrology graduate students

Three UC Irvine graduate students have received prestigious NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships for their research projects involving water and climate. NASA provides the awards, which include up to three years of financial support, to ensure training of a highly qualified workforce in disciplines that support its scientific goals. “Each of these students is amazing […]

UCI’s new School of Education jumps in U.S. News’ graduate school ranking

Irvine, Calif., March 12, 2013 – UC Irvine’s School of Education is among a number of campus graduate programs moving up in U.S. News & World Report’s 2014 ranking of “Best Graduate Schools,” announced today. The education school, approved in July by the University of California regents, leaped six spots, to 37th nationwide. Before its […]