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, […]

UC Irvine's Program in Public Health part of coalition awarded $1.3 million by CDC to fight chronic diseases

UCI’s Program in Public Health and a coalition of Orange County community groups have been awarded $1.3 million by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for a three-year joint project to improve health and ease the burden of chronic disease in Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana.

Catherine M. Brock named executive director of The Center for Autism

Catherine M. Brock, a highly regarded clinical and administrative leader in the field of autism spectrum disorders, will become executive director of The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders as of Sept. 15.

UC Irvine Health receives $5 million gift to enhance cancer research

Irvine, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 — Sue and Ralph Stern have made a $5 million gift to UC Irvine, establishing the Sue and Ralph Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is part of UC Irvine Health. The cancer center is Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated […]

Promise fulfilled: 50 cyclists join UCI chancellor on tour of Irvine to support higher education

UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake led 25-mile tour for campus community members and the public who helped support his Promise for Education pledge.

UCI Center for Psychology & Law forum will address use of rap lyrics in criminal trials

EVENT: UC Irvine’s Center for Psychology & Law and the Newkirk Center for Science & Society are hosting “Rap on Trial,” a discussion panel addressing the recent practice of using rap lyrics as evidence in criminal cases. Prosecutors have argued before judges and juries that rap lyrics are either autobiographical confessions of illegal behavior or proof […]

Contemporary Arts Center wins national design award

UC Irvine’s Contemporary Arts Center, in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has won a national project award from the Design-Build Institute of America, an organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build.

UC Irvine Medical Center among ‘America's Best Hospitals' for 13th consecutive year

Orange, Calif., July 16, 2013 — For the 13th consecutive year, UC Irvine Medical Center has been listed among “America’s Best Hospitals” by U.S. News & World Report and is ranked in the top 50 nationally in three specialties: 30th for geriatrics, 47th for kidney disorders and 48th for urology. “UC Irvine Health is committed […]

UCI's Rubén Rumbaut elected to National Academy of Education

Professor is internationally known and widely cited for his research on children and young adults raised in immigrant families of diverse nationalities and socioeconomic classes.