A bracero works the agricultural field

Immigrants' impact on OC

“Immigrant Lives in ‘The O.C.’ and Beyond,” a new exhibit at UC Irvine’s Langson Library, traces the history of immigration, showing how the county arrived at where it is today.

Map shows movement during a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the southern San Andreas Fault

Shake, shake, shake … participate

UC Irvine is part of the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history – the Great Southern California ShakeOut – which takes place throughout the southland Thursday, Nov. 13.

From soldier to scholar

Student hopes to pursue a career in public health after serving as medic in Iraq

Vitamin B3 reduces Alzheimer's symptoms, lesions

An over-the-counter vitamin in high doses prevented memory loss in mice with Alzheimer’s disease, and UC Irvine scientists now are…

Diabetes skyrockets in US

Annual treatment cost of $174 billion adds to healthcare burden

Spirit catcher (2)

Alumnus Nikishna Polequaptewa receives Living Our Values Award for connecting American Indian students to campus

Dried mushrooms slow climate warming in northern forests

The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally in mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia…

Meeting the walrus

One can only imagine what John Lennon thought of the brash UC Irvine student who turned up at his Weybridge mansion one autumn day in 1967. Lennon must have been somewhat bemused by the college kid sporting wispy facial hair and a jacket he’d embroidered with Lennon’s picture, because instead of shooing David Goggin away, […]

UCI breaks ground on new stem cell building

UC Irvine broke ground today on a new stem cell research building that will strengthen and unify this…

Healing hearts in rural China

Summer stint in rural China combines research with adventure