The Student Center Bell Tower

UCI rings in new set of campus bells

For the first time in UCI history, the sound of stately gongs emanated from the Student Center Bell Tower, playing — more or less — at 10 a.m. and again at 10:10 a.m. Thursday, May 5, in honor of the class of 2010, which raised $8,538.82 for the carillon system.

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UCI undergrads get lots of online options

The largest online enrollment in UC system flourishes from strong partnerships across the campus.

UCI to celebrate Earth Day with tree-planting event

Campus also was honored twice this month for its commitment to sustainability.

Tennis standout comes from an extended Anteater family

Undergraduate and tennis standout Kristina Smith comes from an extended family of UCI alumni that includes her grandmother Mary Myers, mother Maria Smith, nine aunts and uncles, and a cousin or two.

Karen Rook

All the lonely people

UC Irvine psychologist Karen Rook can trace her interest in how loneliness affects the elderly to her childhood, when she saw a much-loved, once-robust grandmother decline markedly after losing her husband. Unable to manage the family farm on her own, her grandmother moved into an apartment. After breaking her hip in a fall, she ended […]

Professor Michael Martinez lecture on Open CourseWare

OpenCourseWare catching on among UCI faculty

Five years later, UCI’s OCW offerings have grown from just 10 complete University Extension courses to include contributions from 66 UCI faculty members, 50 complete courses, 70 video lectures and more than 1,000 learning assets.

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What's gobbling energy in your home?

Pilot “smart home” program shows UCI homeowners how they use energy and aims to change their habits.

Criminology Outreach Program leader wins values award

Criminology, law & society professor John Dombrink studies changing mores – how what’s considered a sin today can become accepted behavior tomorrow.

Kristina Smith with grandmother Mary Myers and mother Maria Smith

Clan of the Anteaters

When Kristina Smith, a top-ranked tennis recruit from Dana Hills High School, announced in fall 2008 that she would attend UC Irvine, her decision didn’t just please the university’s coaching staff. It was cheered by a large cadre of her relatives. By enrolling in the class of 2013, Smith became the youngest member of an […]

California Coast

UC Irvine presents “Enhancing the Future of the California Coast,” a daylong conference featuring legal, environmental, engineering and nonprofit experts discussing the preservation of the state’s rich marine environment.