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alumni

Daniel Ascenico, a UCI alumni and program graduate, pictured here with current SAGE Scholars students Caroline Yan (center) and Alicia Felix.

One of a kind

SAGE Scholars teaches career and life skills to high-achieving, diverse UCI students

Desiré Whitmore Ph.D. '11

Laser-focused on science education

Desiré Whitmore, also known as LaserChick, is a physicist and advocate for underrepresented groups in STEM

Nobel laureate David MacMillan, Ph.D. ’96, (right) visits UCI in May, enabling a reunion with his Ph.D. advisor Larry Overman, UCI Distinguished Professor emeritus, and Vy Dong, UCI professor of chemistry

A Nobel journey

Personal reflections of Nobel recipient, UCI alumnus David MacMillan, Ph.D. ’96, who won the prize in chemistry in October 2021

Sir David MacMillan, James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University

UCI alumnus, Nobel Prize recipient David MacMillan honored as a knight bachelor of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II

“It’s been remarkable, surreal and humbling at the same time to receive this.”

UCI to honor 23 distinguished Anteaters at annual Lauds & Laurels event

Scholar, advocate and administrator Thomas Parham to receive Extraordinarius award

UCI alumna Erin Ramachandran

In Sickness and in Health

Alumna provides hope and support for couples dealing with mental health conditions

Graphic of students holding laptop computers in front of a building.

UCI provides Netflix Pathways Bootcamps to boost alumni career readiness

No-cost online training programs offered in coding, data science and UX/UI design

Jennifer Friend Smith

Community leaders join the UCI Foundation

Trustees are active in fundraising, advising the university

Weian Zhao, UCI professor of pharmaceutical sciences and co-founder of several companies, including Velox Biosystems

Incubating innovation

UCI Beall Applied Innovation is helping make Irvine a growing startup hub

John Tracy, Ph.D. ’87 standing in front of a plane.

Alum's philanthropy helps others follow in his footsteps

Former Boeing executive John Tracy funds scholarship for underrepresented UCI students in STEM fields