When you're smiling

Driving on the 405 freeway in Orange County rush-hour traffic, Sarah Pressman can be forgiven if she doesn’t feel like smiling. When other cars cut her off or ride her bumper, she’s tempted to do what many commuters do: curse or engage in some creative sign language. But she grins and bears it – even […]

Ara Apkarian

UCI scientists capture first-ever movie of ‘breathing' molecule

Chemists are astounded to see it fluctuate from one quantum state to another

Said Shokair

Outside the box

Director of UCI’s Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program prods students to learn from the world beyond the classroom

Air pollution pioneer James Pitts has died

Irvine, Calif., June 19, 2014 – James Pitts, a University of California researcher who helped uncover the dangers of air pollution blanketing Greater Los Angeles and who worked tirelessly to clear the air worldwide, has died. Pitts, 93, died of natural causes in his sleep today at his Irvine home, said his wife and fellow […]

NCAA championship volleyball team with Obama

Obama offers shout-out to 'volleyball-playing Anteaters'

Alumni from three of UCI’s four NCAA championship teams gather for White House celebration

Master mentor

Professor Emeritus Dick Taylor and the 30 Ph.D. students he has supervised have transformed the field of ICS

Public Health Brigade Volunteers from UC Irvine

Foot soldiers in the war on poverty

Students who volunteer with Global Brigades work in the trenches – sometimes literally – to make the world a better place

Bryan Xie and Jennifer Prescher

Undergrad overachiever

Thanks to a UCI research program, junior Bryan Xie is already co-author of a groundbreaking study

Celebrity scientist

In latest honor, UCI engineering professor accepts coveted medal from president of his homeland, India

Michael Wilder and Adam Folker

Free 'fro

Basketball player turns heads on and off court – and not just because of his hair