KEYWORD

mentoring

Cassidy Doan sitting in front of the bronze Anteater sculpture on the UC Irvine campus.

Ballet and bio sci

Recent grad with dual degrees balances her love of dance with her desire to become a doctor

Diego Pizzagalli, head of UC Irvine’s Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries.

Demystifying depression

Founding director of collaborative research institute is eager to make a difference

Third-year microbiology and immunology student Ritwik Kumar researches bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria, not human cells.

An antibiotic alternative

In first at UC Irvine, undergrad will use bacteriophages to treat patients with resistant infections

Yessica Ornelas

Defying expectations

With scholarship help, first-gen college student prepares for role as change-maker

A valve for the most vulnerable

‘Star’ Ph.D. student helps develop medical device for children with congenital heart defects

Person at podium speaking to conference audience

UC Irvine becomes host campus for Cal-Bridge program

Initiative benefits underserved California students in STEM fields

UCI College Corps cohort 2 at the campus’s recent launch party.

UC Irvine welcomes second class of College Corps fellows

State program helps students pay for higher education by serving community

Stacy Copp standing in a laboratory.

Discovery through mentorship

UCI materials science and engineering project gives student researchers opportunities to excel

Jennifer Keil (left)and Cindy Keil (right)

A beloved incubator for business innovators

UCI’s ANTrepreneur Center empowers students, alumni to achieve entrepreneurial success

Francisco Javier Mercado

Unlocking potential

Cal-Bridge offers funding and mentors to promising undergrads seeking Ph.Ds in science