Giving teens a creative outlet

UCI’s inaugural Summer Academy in the Arts draws budding thespians, digital videographers.

Port-wine stain masters

The Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic at UC Irvine is home to one of the nation’s elite research and treatment centers for vascular birthmarks.

Expanding teens’ world view

Launched 10 years ago, UCI’s Global Connect program has taught international studies to nearly 8,000 high school students.

Her world is the stage

Scenic design grad student Sheryl Liu brings operas, plays and musicals to life.

A tail-waggin’ way to beat finals stress

UCI Disability Services Center offered the services of therapy pets to students with disabilities to make their final exams less stressful.

Going with the flow

Catherine Loudon

Innovative biology course makes the unseen – and its movement – visible.

From Plato to behind the plate

UCI philosophy grad and baseball star Francis Larson leaves prestigious London school to reconnect with his first love – baseball.

Students give others an (alternative) break

While their peers party on, some UCI students spend spring vacation working on various service projects, from planting a garden at a Native American reservation in San Diego County to putting the shine on the Golden Gate national park in San Francisco.