There's no place like homecoming

50th anniversary event culminates in 77-55 victory by the UCI men’s basketball squad

Nobel laureate Leymah Gbowee to speak at UCI as part of Living Peace Series

EVENT: Leymah Gbowee, women’s rights advocate and co-winner of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, will talk about the power of education, collaboration and hope in overthrowing Charles Taylor, one of the most brutal warlords in the history of Africa. She also will share her insights about the vital role that ordinary citizens can play in […]

All about fall's new faces

Accomplished, diverse group of students arrives on campus

UCI-Stanford study finds complex link between income inequality, race

Irvine, Calif., Sept. 22, 2014 – A new study by UC Irvine and Stanford University sociologists shows that issues of income inequality and race are not as black and white as most people in the U.S. think. “Americans have long [considered] whites as the most privileged, highest income earners and blacks as the least,” said […]

UCI rises three places to rank 11th among public colleges in U.S. News & World Report's Best Colleges survey

UC Irvine has advanced in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges survey, ranking 42nd of 1,600 universities evaluated nationwide. The seven-point jump is UCI’s largest in a decade. Among public institutions, the campus rose to 11th from 14th.

Olive Tree Initiative rep takes part in White House roundtable on Middle East peace process

Corey Feinstein, assistant director of UC Irvine’s Olive Tree Initiative, recently participated in a private roundtable gathering (pictured) at the White House to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian negotiation process with senior White House and State Department officials and other organizations representing diverse constituencies.

NASA scientist will join UCI faculty to present latest research findings from the International Space Station

Tara Ruttley, associate program scientist for NASA’s International Space Station, will join a panel of UC Irvine faculty Thursday, Feb. 27, for a discussion of the latest ISS research findings and their real-world implications.

NASA scientist to visit UCI, discuss research findings from the International Space Station

EVENT: Tara M. Ruttley, associate program scientist for NASA’s International Space Station, will tour UC Irvine labs and discuss with science faculty the latest research findings from the ISS and UC Irvine. WHEN/WHERE: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. Contact Tom Vasich for specific locations. INFORMATION: Media planning to attend should contact Tom Vasich at 949-824-6455 or tmvasich@uci.edu. […]

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Making peace with mortality

UCI professor’s new book explores life lessons gleaned from unorthodox class on death

Peace Week gets underway

Series of events organized by new Dalai Lama Scholars will promote conflict resolution,  nonviolence and compassion