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Virginia Parks, professor of urban planning and public policy; Walter Nicholls, professor and chair of urban planning and public policy; and Sameer Ashar, clinical professor of law and director of UCI’s Workers, Law and Organizing Clinic, (from left) will lead the UCI Labor Center.

UC Irvine Labor Center opens on campus

Goals are to provide research, expand education programs, advance workers’ rights

March 21, 2023
UCI students ready to play "red light green light".

UC Irvine receives most applications in campus history for third year in a row

School is top UC choice for in-state, first-generation students for fifth consecutive year

February 24, 2023
Michael Méndez

UCI's Michael Méndez is named a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Assistant professor of urban planning and public policy is one of 28 recipients across US

April 26, 2022
Jun Wu

UCI researchers find fewer low-cost air pollution sensors in disadvantaged communities

First-of-its-kind state study examined distribution, sociodemographic factors over time

March 02, 2022
Fall 2022 Applications snapshot - UCI receives most applications in campus history for 2nd year in a row

UCI receives most applications in campus history for 2nd year in a row

School is top UC choice for in-state, first-generation students for 4th consecutive year

February 24, 2022
Stephanie Reyes-Tuccio, UCI assistant vice chancellor for educational partnerships, here speaking to students from the Compton Unified School District.

UCI awarded additional $5.2 million grant to support GEAR UP project

New funding will expand college preparation efforts in Compton schools

January 12, 2022
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

December 07, 2021
Michael Méndez

UCI researcher gets NSF-backed grant to study wildfires' effects on farmworkers

Joint project will investigate their disproportionate impact on vulnerable population

October 20, 2021
Daniel Parker, UCI assistant professor of public health

UCI-led study finds disparities in O.C. rates of COVID-19 infection, mortality

Higher risk patterns identified in certain social, economic, demographic groups

August 19, 2021
John Tracy, Ph.D. ’87 standing in front of a plane.

Alum's philanthropy helps others follow in his footsteps

Former Boeing executive John Tracy funds scholarship for underrepresented UCI students in STEM fields

July 06, 2021