Change agent
Newly minted Ph.D. Deborah Lefkowitz is dedicated to solving real-world problems via community-engaged research
June 18, 2019
KEYWORD
graduate students
If asked the right way, toddlers will choose broccoli over cake, UCI-led study finds
Young children tend to respond to questions of choice with option presented last
June 12, 2019
UCI doctoral student to be awarded prestigious American Society of Criminology fellowship
Christopher Contreras, a Ph.D. student in criminology, law & society, has been selected as a 2019 recipient of the American Society of Criminology’s Ruth D. Peterson Fellowship for Racial and Ethnic Diversity. The award program, designed to assist minority graduate students, annually recognizes three fellows, based on their outstanding accomplishments and promise for future contributions […]
May 08, 2019
A physician-scholar first
UCI grad student Sarah O’Dell is pursuing both an M.D. and a doctorate in the humanities
April 26, 2019
Alum Jordan Edmunds named a Hertz Fellow
Jordan Edmunds, who earned bachelor’s degrees in electrical engineering and biological sciences at UCI in 2018 before becoming a doctoral student in electrical engineering & computer sciences at UC Berkeley, has been named a 2019 fellow by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing groundbreaking applied science with real-world benefits […]
April 19, 2019
On the hunt … for new knowledge
With scholarship support, chemistry grad student Jessica Kelz probes the secrets of carnivorous plants
March 26, 2019
Grad student working on ‘superbug kryptonite’ wins UCI Grad Slam, will compete systemwide
Many insects are equipped with a natural defense mechanism against harmful pathogens: Their wings are covered with nanoscale spikes – 1,000 times thinner than a human hair – that kill bacteria and fungi cells. UCI’s 2019 winner of the University of California Grad Slam competition is mimicking these antimicrobial surfaces in the lab for potential […]
March 12, 2019
UCI’s graduate programs shine in U.S. News & World Report rankings
UCI’s doctoral programs once again shined in U.S. News & World Report’s annual graduate school rankings – published online on March 12. In just its fifth year of eligibility, the UCI School of Law ranks seventh among public universities and 23rd overall. In addition, it’s third among publics for clinical training (seventh overall) and third […]
March 12, 2019
Dedicated to becoming a doctor
With a little help, medical student is on her way to helping others
March 01, 2019
Taking on tumors
UCI Ph.D. student wins Public Impact Distinguished Fellowship for her efforts to develop a cancer vaccine
February 15, 2019