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Alex Tan, UCI aluma - MFA English holding the poetry book she wrote.

Finding her place

Torn between poetry and fiction, Inez Tan earns an M.F.A. at UCI, with scholarship support, then stays on campus to teach creative writing

Ilhem Messaoudi, professor of molecular biology & biochemistry, (pictured in her lab) is part of a UCI research team using a CRAFT-COVID grant to study the prevalence of undetected COVID-19 among healthcare providers at the UCI Medical Center.

Fast-tracked funding

To expedite campus response to pandemic, UCI leadership amasses $2.5 million for COVID-19 research projects

Healthcare worker attending to hospital patient.

Tu Foundation gives $2.5 million to UCI to support COVID-19 patient care, research

Funding allows campus to ramp up lifesaving treatments, testing and discoveries

Alex Marlow (right), with Kelton Mock outside UCI’s School of Medicine.

Adding an LGBTQ+ focus to M.D. training

Two UCI medical students who’ve benefited from donor support spearhead revisions to school curriculum that boost inclusivity

Shawna Jackson

From ball to ballet

With scholarship support, first-gen student pursues second passion: performing arts

UCI junior Jocelyne Munoz,

Finding herself – and a mission

Donor-funded scholarships help first-generation student ‘become a well-rounded individual who can speak from multiple perspectives’

Loan Le, a UCI senior in pharmaceutical sciences.

Seeking to serve the poor

Aided by scholarship, transfer student prepares to ‘bring a better quality of healthcare to underserved populations’

Joan Irvine Smith passes away

Philanthropist played central role in UCI’s founding, growth

Louise Nicole Ives

Committed to community

Scholarship support helped recent UCI graduate prepare for life of service

UCI gamers cheer on a teammate during a “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” competition earlier this year at Saddleback College.

UCI Esports teams with GameChanger Charity, Amazon Web Services for Giving Tuesday

‘Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’ tournament Dec. 3 will benefit hospitalized children, teens