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graduate students

UCI researchers launch first-of-its-kind coronavirus statistics portal

Site provides comparisons between Orange County, other jurisdictions

Brother and sisters, all UCI Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences grad students. From left, Wedad Alhassen, Sammy Alhassen and Lamees Alhassen.

Single-minded siblings

Lamees, Wedad and Sammy Alhassen are all doctoral students in UCI’s new School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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

Med students make do – and then some

Graduating class faces curtailed rotations, crises of confidence and commencement questions with grace, generosity and ingenuity

First-year law student Jonathan Routson assists a local legal services office with the delivery of restraining order documents.

Pro bono pros

Living up to their reputation, UCI Law students provide free legal services to COVID-19-related causes

Drives deliver

Ongoing efforts by UCI medical students yield generous donations of personal protective equipment for hospital

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

First-year medical student Emily Tom – a member of the volunteer coalition organized by first-year medical student Austin Franklin – walks a UCI Medical Center staff member’s dog.

Freeing up front-line physicians

First-year medical students form volunteer coalition to babysit, shop and run errands for UCI healthcare workers

UCI team demonstrates ability to supercharge cells with mitochondrial transplantation

Procedure could unlock cures for heart disease, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders

The big residency reveal

For Match Day, we profile three graduating medical students on the cusp of starting their careers