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We are excited to announce that Michael Dennin, Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, Dean of Undergraduate Education, and Professor of Physics and Astronomy, has been elected as a Board Member for the Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities...

On Thursday, November 6, 2025, UC Irvine Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) hosted its annual Fall Book Award Ceremony to honor the rising sophomores who earned a 4.0 GPA during their freshman year. The event congratulated the honorees for their academic excellence and encouraged...

Every year on November 8, colleges and universities across the country come together to participate in the First-Generation College Celebration. Commemorating the passing of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which made higher education more accessible by providing...

From October 20-24, 2025, UC Irvine joined colleges and universities across the country to celebrate National Transfer Student Week. Hosted and organized by the UC Irvine Transfer Student Center (TSC), the campuswide celebration included several events to recognize UC...

UC Irvine has long been celebrated as one of the country’s most eco-friendly and sustainable campuses. Not only did UC Irvine top the Sierra Club's “Cool Schools” ranking for 12 consecutive years, but the campus also received a platinum rating from the Association for...

At UC Irvine, the start of a new year is a celebration of new beginnings and endless possibilities. As campus welcomed the 2025-26 academic year, few units embodied this spirit of fresh starts as fully as the UC Irvine Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), as...

UC Irvine Phi Beta Kappa Welcomes a New President The UC Irvine Office of the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, the Division of Undergraduate Education, and the Mu Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) are thrilled to welcome new Chapter President Alpesh N. Amin, MD,...

Irvine, California — The University of California, Irvine is proud to announce that Karen Bruce, a student in the Campuswide Honors Collegium (CHC) has been selected as a National Editor for UReCA: The NCHC Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity for...

From March 10-14, 2025, UC Irvine celebrated its second-annual Happiness Week, a campuswide celebration dedicated to enhancing student well-being and resilience leading into Winter Quarter finals. Led by the Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) and supported by...

Original article published on the UC Irvine School of Social Sciences website. Article by Heather Ashbach, UCI Social Sciences. As an undergraduate honors student, UC Irvine sociology major Jesse Rinke has immersed himself in his studies and academic research since...

In an article recently published by the UC Office of the President (UCOP), UC Irvine undergraduate Kaustubh Simha (third-year electrical engineering and applied physics double major) was highlighted for his outstanding STEM research and the positive impact that engaging in research has had on his university experience. Learn more.

Congratulations to UC Irvine students Luke Xia (Physics and Mathematics) and Amanda Fang (Neurobiology) for being named 2025 Barry Goldwater Scholars! Learn more about these exceptional students and the Barry Goldwater Scholarship.

In this interview, Rose Jones, Director of the UC Irvine Scholarship Opportunities Program (SOP), sits down with 2024 Goldwater Scholarship recipient and fourth-year neurobiology major Joia Cappochi. Together, they talk about Joia’s journey to UC Irvine, her involvement with research, and what it means to be UC Irvine’s only 2024 Goldwater Scholarship recipient.

Austin Chun, UC Irvine ROTC cadet and fourth-year Informatics major, recently received the prestigious Legion of Valor Bronze Cross Achievement Award. Awarded annually, the Bronze Cross Achievement Award recognizes the top ten ROTC cadets across the nation. Learn more about Austin and what receiving this honor means to him.

Grant Lai, fourth-year Chemistry and Biological Sciences double major, was recently named a 2025-26 Churchill Scholar, the first in UC Irvine’s history! To learn more about Grant and what receiving this prestigious scholarship means to him, Rose Jones, Director of the UC Irvine Scholarship Opportunities Program, invited him for a celebratory interview.

At the start of the 2024-25 academic year, UC Irvine introduced a new resource called UCI ZotPASS, a free application designed to help students find tutors, schedule tutoring appointments, and locate drop-in tutoring services. Learn how ZotPASS supports campus’ goal of empowering student success.

In honor of the annual First-Generation College Celebration, UC Irvine First Generation and Student Success Initiatives hosted the second-ever UC Irvine First-Gen Week. Running from Monday, November 4, to Thursday, November 7, 2024, learn more about UC Irvine First-Gen Week.

Join us in congratulating David B. Spight, Director of the UC Irvine Undergraduate/Undeclared Advising Program, for receiving the prestigious Bobbie Flaherty Service to NACADA Award. Learn more about David and this award.