Scene from "Pray the Devil Back to Hell"

Event to explore ‘Women, War & Peace’

Event highlighting changing gender roles in world events follows on heels of Nobel Peace Prize 2011 to three women.

"Women War & Peace" event on tap

Appearances by Academy Award winner Geena Davis and documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, as well as a “Day of Service,” will mark the Southern California debut of a bold, five-part PBS television series.

Christopher Klotz '06 is surrounded by Nigerian youths he coached

UCI grads make good

Alumni have found niches in nonprofit work, pro sports, Hollywood, law, TV and business

UC Irvine News Brief: Professor, alum honored at L.A. Latino film festival

“Harvest of Loneliness: The Bracero Program,” co-directed by Gilbert Gonzalez and Vivian Price, wins the Cinelatino Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary.

Honoring her heritage

First-generation college student Cheyenne Reynoso is intent on giving back to her Native American community.

UCI professor William Cooper and his students count and catalog plastic trash

Fighting the ocean’s plastic pollution

UC Irvine professor William Cooper follows the trail of plastic debris that’s spreading from the coast to the deep sea.

UCI professor William Cooper and his students count and catalog plastic trash

Trashing the ocean

On a clear spring day at Crystal Cove State Park, UC Irvine professor William Cooper and undergraduate Tova Handelman sift though a mound of seaweed and sand, oblivious to the curious stares of beachgoers. They’re too busy studying trash. “Look at all this plastic!” says Cooper, picking out a pellet no bigger than a grain […]

MLK Symposium

Writer and activist Tim Wise will deliver the Dr. Joseph White Lecture as part of UC Irvine’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.

Erika Hayasaki

A journalist’s journey

Award-winning reporter Erika Hayasaki trains a new generation of writers at UCI.

Roxanne Varzi

Storytelling in Tehran

Bicultural professor Roxanne Varzi makes a film about Iranian American identity and the aftermath of war.