Port-au-Prince hours after earthquake.

From the ground up

It took scarcely 35 seconds Jan. 12 for a magnitude 7.0 earthquake to cripple Haiti, flattening its capital and killing more than 200,000 people, but it will take many years for the island nation to recover. While devastating quakes have since struck in Chile, Japan and elsewhere, Haiti’s situation is unique. Desperately poor before the […]

Ayala Templeton

Francisco Ayala, UC Irvine professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, who has vigorously opposed the entanglement of science and religion while also calling for mutual respect between the two, has won the 2010 Templeton Prize.

Improving care for low-birth-weight infants

‘Project HealthDesign’ grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation integrates daily information about babies’ health into clinical care.

Class clowns make good theater

For Eli Simon, drama department chair and professor of acting, clowning is high art.

UC Irvine Advisory: National leaders to convene at STEM Summit 2010 to address math, science education

Feb. 18-19 conference will bring together national leaders to explore innovative approaches and research in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education.

Campus Conversations

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Irvine School of Law, will address issues of free speech in a multicultural society.

Amina Yassine

Creating global citizens

Humanities program offers diverse language courses, from Arabic to Vietnamese.

Michael Drake shakes hands with chemistry grad student Jason Deckman

Budget cuts spur write-in campaign

California legislators and Gov. Schwarzenegger get the message from UC Irvine: It’s time to re-invest in higher education.

"The Threepenny Opera" cast

‘Threepenny Opera’ still on the money

“The Threepenny Opera,” enjoying its third revival at UCI, has something of a storied past on campus.

David Curry

A veteran’s message

UCI student embarks on a new mission to more fully integrate his fellow veterans into higher education and the future of the country.