Laurel Wilkening, third UCI chancellor and noted planetary scientist, dies at 74

She led campus during era of impressive growth in national recognition, academic quality

First-generation students make up more than half of UCI’s class of 2019

Over 8,000 graduates will participate in commencement ceremonies this month

UCI Athletics Reveling In Its Shine

Historic March Madness win puts spotlight on a rich sports program that prides itself on making champions both on and off the court

Foundation gives UCI institute $1.4 million gift to study the security of the ‘internet of things’

UCI’s Cybersecurity Policy & Research Institute has received $1.4 million from the Herman P. & Sophia Taubman Foundation to explore emerging threats to the “internet of things,” the vast global network connecting billions of computers, devices, machines and sensors. With everything from voice-prompted apps controlling lighting, heat and appliances in homes to sophisticated factory automation […]

UCI’s graduate programs shine in U.S. News & World Report rankings

UCI’s doctoral programs once again shined in U.S. News & World Report’s annual graduate school rankings – published online on March 12. In just its fifth year of eligibility, the UCI School of Law ranks seventh among public universities and 23rd overall. In addition, it’s third among publics for clinical training (seventh overall) and third […]

Michael Arias ’11 to receive UCI’s Extraordinarius award

49th annual Lauds & Laurels event will honor 22 outstanding Anteaters

Michael Arias ’11 to receive UCI’s Extraordinarius award

49th annual Lauds & Laurels event will honor 22 outstanding Anteaters

International panel of scientists, writers, academics and communicators to speak at two-day UCI conference on climate change

 EVENT:                  The UCI Forum for the Academy and the Public presents, “Fire & Ice: The Shifting Narrative of Climate Change,” a two-day conference that will tackle the most serious threat to humanity today: climate change. It will feature an interdisciplinary and international panel of scientists, writers, academics and communicators – including Pulitzer Prize winner […]

UCI to celebrate Lunar New Year

EVENT:  UCI will be celebrating the upcoming Lunar New Year – heralding the Year of the Pig – with an academic discussion, multicultural entertainment, lion and dragon parades, food, light and sound show and more. WHEN/WHERE:  Monday, Jan. 28, with an academic discussion with the Richard Nixon Foundation regarding the Nixon Tapes, administration documents and historical artifacts […]

UCI online master’s program in criminology, law & society rises to No. 2 in national ranking

UCI’s Master of Advanced Study in criminology, law & society has advanced to No. 2 in the country in U.S. News & World Report‘s 2019 ranking of the Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs. A total of 77 schools with online criminal justice or criminology programs were evaluated in five categories: engagement, expert opinion, faculty […]