UCI to lead national study on value of liberal arts education
Mellon Foundation-funded project will identify ways to improve student experiences, outcomes
November 27, 2018
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Better parenting is in the cards
UCI startup incubator helps doctoral student market innovative game promoting life skills
November 20, 2018
UCI awarded $5.4 million grant to prepare Compton students for college access and success
Participants will be provided academic support from middle school through freshman year
November 15, 2018
UCI receives $14.7 million grant to expand its successful literacy outreach project
Secondary school intervention program will spread from California to six other states
October 23, 2018
Grant will support efforts to integrate climate change impacts into health sciences courses
With a $30,000 grant from the University of California Global Climate Leadership Council, Oladele Ogunseitan, chair and professor in UCI’s Program in Public Health, will host a workshop in the winter quarter of 2019 to train as many as 20 faculty members in the Susan and Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences to integrate the health […]
October 10, 2018
From ‘What?’ to ‘Wow!’
Innovative course teaches UCI grad students to better communicate their scientific research to the public
October 04, 2018
Literacy leadership
40-year-old UCI summer institute still elevating K-12 language arts instruction
September 04, 2018
UCI vice provost speaks at Haiti Tech Summit
Michael Dennin, UCI vice provost for teaching and learning as well as dean of undergraduate education, was a featured speaker at the 2018 Haiti Tech Summit. He shared best practices for advancing education with local and international industry and government leaders, entrepreneurs and investors interested in helping to revitalize Haiti’s technology infrastructure and encourage entrepreneurship. […]
June 26, 2018
UCI assistant professor of education is awarded prestigious NSF CAREER grant
Di Xu, assistant professor of education, has received a prestigious CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation. The five-year award, totaling $655,237, will fund her research into improving distance-learning experiences in community college STEM gateway courses. Xu will collaborate with two large community college systems to document typical online instructional approaches offered, as well as […]
June 11, 2018
UCI School of Education will launch regional K-12 Teacher Academy with $300,000 gift
In celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Day on May 8, the School of Education announced a $300,000 gift from SchoolsFirst Federal Credit Union to launch a K-12 professional development Teacher Academy that will benefit thousands of Southern California educators and the students they serve. “The Teacher Academy is envisioned as a national model for state-of-the-art […]
May 09, 2018