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Pheather Harris

NSF funds UCI project to boost STEM degree success for underrepresented students

The Institute for Meaningful Engagement will emphasize faculty, classroom impact

Students walking on Ring Road on the UCI campus.

UCI named among inaugural cohort of Fulbright HSI Leaders by State Department unit

Designation denotes Hispanic-Serving Institutions’ engagement with exchange program

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

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

Victoria Lowerson Bredow, right, with Connie McGuire

Research solidarity with communities

Newkirk Center fellowship program teaches interdisciplinary graduate students a more collaborative, inclusive way to engage with groups they study

Increased use of household fireworks creates a public health hazard, UCI study finds

Impacts are most pronounced in Southern California’s low-income communities

UCI junior Neda Ibrahim

The environmental justice league

UCI student fellow with UC Carbon Neutrality Initiative establishes campus collective focused on community-driven, equity-based climate solutions

Healthcare worker in gloves drawing vaccine from a vial at Covid vaccination clinic at the Bren Events Center on the UCI campus

UCI pharmacists on the front lines

Long working behind the scenes in COVID-19 research and education, they’re now helping to distribute and administer the vaccine

Students walk along the student center terrace during the first day of fall classes on the UCI campus.

UCI receives most applications in campus history

Campus is also top choice for in-state, first-generation students for 3rd consecutive year

UCI study first to link disparities and ‘pharmacy deserts’ in California

Findings demonstrate how factors such as poverty further reduce access to pharmacies