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11other fields of study place in top 25 among public universities in annual list

Campus also receives high marks for low student debt, serving veterans

The cover story for the Sept. 2 issue of Newsweek was written by Erika Hayasaki, UCI associate professor of literary journalism. In her article, “How Poverty Affects the Brain,” she explores a growing field called the neuroscience of poverty. Though largely based on correlations between brain patterns and particular environments, she writes, “the research points to a […]

Campus also rates highly for best value and undergrad business, engineering programs

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.

UC Irvine’s trailblazing 90+ Study, launched in 2003 to learn more about the “oldest old,” the fastest-growing age group in the U.S., will continue for at least another five years, thanks to a $9.5 million renewal grant from the National Institute on Aging.

UC Irvine remained in the top 50 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s top colleges and universities released today,  sharing the No. 49 spot with Northeastern University, Mass., and University of Florida.

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 […]

Visit by 13 scientists is part of an educational exchange program run by the National Research Council of the U.S. National Academies, and the World Learning organization.

The group will host an information booth on Ring Mall to raise awareness of its work in the Middle East and Turkey and Armenia.