Stacey Nicholas donates $5 million to UCI in support of diversity and inclusiveness
Gift will aid recruitment, retention, graduation of underrepresented STEM students
Gift will aid recruitment, retention, graduation of underrepresented STEM students
Donor-funded scholarships help first-generation student ‘become a well-rounded individual who can speak from multiple perspectives’
Aided by scholarship, transfer student prepares to ‘bring a better quality of healthcare to underserved populations’
Philanthropist played central role in UCI’s founding, growth
Entrepreneur-philanthropists will be among 22 honorees at 50th Lauds & Laurels event
Scholarship support helped recent UCI graduate prepare for life of service
Jenny Yang, UCI associate professor of chemistry, will use a $1.5 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to help develop methods for the capture and removal of carbon dioxide from flue gases emitted by fossil fuel plants and from air. The funding will support an interdisciplinary team – led by Yang – from […]
By following her passions, Ph.D. student Leah Sanchez finds her academic niche
Kristen Monson has pledged $1.5 million in legacy giving, bringing her campaign commitment to The Paul Merage School of Business to more than $3 million. She’s the double UCI alumna – with a bachelor’s degree in economics (’82) and an MBA (’86) – for whom the third-floor terrace of the business school building is named. […]
‘Small token of appreciation’ leads to surprise gifts for new UCI medical students