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outreach

International studies major Manveet Thind, here analyzing survey data at her kitchen table.

A helping heart

Graduating senior Manveet Thind finds a positive outlet during the pandemic by aiding impoverished communities in Mexico

Miryha Gould Runnerstrom, an associate professor in UCI's Program in Public Health, played a key role in developing the COVID-19 chatline

COVID-19 chatline provides fact-based guidance

New UCI service is staffed by trained undergraduates in public health

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

Dr. Dan Cooper, UCI professor of pediatrics and founding director of the campus’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Science

Back-to-school jitters

UCI Health pediatrician Dan Cooper gathers a team to help determine how, when and under what conditions K-12 classroom instruction can safely resume

Drives deliver

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

coronavirus (pictured)

UCI launches comprehensive COVID-19 resource site

oc-covid19.org to engage community with informative, helpful content

Nora Beik (left), an international studies and political science major at UCI and a student leader in the Diversity, Inclusion & Racial Healing Ambassador Program, chats with a local high schooler.

Driven by diversity

Third-year student who grew up feeling like an outsider works to foster inclusion through UCI community outreach program

The Claire Trevor School of the Arts’ #UCIArtsAnywhere project encourages people to post photos or videos of themselves engaging with the arts on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Art and soul

Social media project underscores common humanity during crisis

Eric Perez, a fifth-year Chicano/Latino studies and sociology major

Vanquishing the ‘us vs. them’ mentality

Student-veteran helps at-risk teens overcome gang culture of hating ‘the other’

UCI extends partnership with South Korea

Chancellor Howard Gillman has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Assembly of South Korea for UCI to serve as a site for senior and midlevel government officials to further their knowledge and experience through study, research, professional development and symposia. Gillman signed the joint agreement with Secretary General Yoo Ihn-tae. UCI already has […]