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diversity

Photo of leaders of C-CAP Teach programs

UCI Libraries receives $800,000 grant from Mellon Foundation

Initiative will train students to be stewards of their communities’ histories

Aerial photo of the city of Irvine

Approaching its golden anniversary, Irvine sets a gold standard for safety

UCI criminologists examine how the city defies expectations by keeping crime levels low

UCI-led study offers framework for including racism's health effects in pharmacy curricula

Racism has been declared a national public health crisis by the American Public Health Association. With the minority population in the U.S. being the fastest-growing demographic, experts say, it’s essential that healthcare professionals recognize the social determinants of health among racial and ethnic minorities. Education and training, they say, should begin in school so that […]

Students walking towards the UCI Student Center

UCI fall 2021 enrollment data shows student diversity trending upward

Number of underrepresented, first-gen and low-income undergrads continues to grow

UCI ranks No. 3 for Top Colleges in the West for Diversity

The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education College Rankings has ranked UCI No. 3 for Diversity in its annual ranking that was released on Nov. 17, 2021. UCI, Cal State Northridge, and San Francisco State all tied No. 3 nationally for the diversity of their students and faculty. In the WSJ/THE rankings, diversity accounts for 10 […]

UCI interdisciplinary team receives $2 million grant to study ancestral differences in skin

A UCI interdisciplinary research team associated with the Skin Biology Resource Center has received a three-year, $2 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to generate a comprehensive skin cell atlas that will help explain ancestral differences in skin biology and disease. The project is part of a worldwide effort to create the Human Cell […]

Zayda Sorrell-Medina (left) and Allison Dziuba

Fellowships help duo focus on finishing dissertations

American Association of University Women provides $20,000 each to UCI students Allison Dziuba and Zayda Sorrell-Medina

UICI student Sahana Vij standing in front of a tree and holding the cookbook Bake away that she wrote.

Recipe for change

Anteater Sahana Vij fights child hunger with proceeds from her new cookbook

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

Students walking on Ring Road on the UCI campus.

UCI named among inaugural cohort of Fulbright HSI Leaders by State Department unit

Designation denotes Hispanic-Serving Institutions’ engagement with exchange program