World-leading, world-changing impact

Trailblazing research, high-octane academics, a picturesque setting near the beach – and a quirky anteater mascot. Founded in 1965, University of California, Irvine has marched to the beat of a different drum and quickly established itself both as one of the top 10 public universities in the U.S. and as a campus deeply committed to putting its values into practice.

Empowered to make a difference

Inclusive excellence is foundational to UCI’s mission and day-to-day operations. As part of its commitment to creating a thriving university culture for Black people, the campus offers a multitude of initiatives and support programs that promote Black student success, with a goal of making UCI a first-choice college for this vital population.

Black Thriving Initiative one year later

The program continues to pave new paths for research and creative expression, teaching and learning, and community engagement

Bradford Fellows Fund announced at inaugural Black Management Association Conference

Scholarship to support students active in the BMA or UCI’s Black Thriving Initiative

Advancing the vibrant field of Black studies

The Black Studies Cluster makes space and opportunities for UCI humanities graduate students

Special Report: California’s climate crisis and solutions

UCI, which since its founding in 1965 has been home to the world’s leading researchers on the Earth’s environment, has launched the website California’s Climate Crisis and Solutions. It tells the story of UCI’s all-encompassing, cross-disciplinary approach to climate change studies in the Golden State.

Dealing with droughts

Technologies offer solutions, but attitudes about water must change for long-term resilience

Forecasting flooding

Environmental threat is already affecting coastal California, but modeling helps communities develop solutions

Promoting environmental justice

New research center will take interdisciplinary, community-based approach to alleviating health inequities

Carbon capture and air quality

UCI Solutions that Scale researchers are seeking ways to remove planet-warming gases from the atmosphere and exploring the impacts of declining fossil fuel use

Tackling public health crises

UCI is transforming health and wellness by advancing cross-disciplinary research and treatment approaches to address society’s most pressing medical issues, such as depression and opioid addiction.

Audrey Steele Burnand estate gifts $57.75 million to UCI

Majority will fund the creation of a new campus-wide center that will pursue research into the causes and treatment of depression

UCI-led study finds medicinal plant extract to prevent morphine addiction

Findings point to herbal treatment to potentially help curb the opioid epidemic

Stemming the rising mental health crisis

UCI researchers help illuminate the complexities of the mind and find solutions to prevent a twin pandemic

Learn more about our innovative research, our commitment to student support and all the reasons why UCI is the place to be.

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