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As our country battles the COVID-19 crisis, studies suggest that historically marginalized communities are contracting and succumbing to the virus at higher rates than the general public. With a global pandemic exacerbating the inequalities present in our society,...

Winter Quarter at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) seemed like any other. As campus prepared for finals and the upcoming Spring Break, many students were balancing school and other important projects. Like her classmates, third-year business administration...

On November 8, 2004, Jaune Odombrown joined the U.S. Marine Corps. While he knew that his military service would bring countless challenges and immeasurable hardships, he didn’t know that it would also open the door to his entrepreneurial success. During his military...

Inspiration strikes in the most unlikely of places. For University of California, Irvine (UCI) student Aryan Ghanadan it struck at the West Oakland BART Station. “I was getting on the Megabus back to the Bay Area,” he recalls, “and I noticed two things: one, there was...

In the new online world, we are all forced to confront challenges that we could never have anticipated. However, this does not mean that we have to struggle independently. This is especially true for students at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). With help...

Learn about UCI’s Student Equipment Loan Program to Support Remote Learning. As UCI transitioned to a fully remote learning environment, many students found themselves unable to access essential course materials due to their reliance on on-campus resources. Without...

Masters in Innovation & Entrepreneurship student Alina Wu and the other members of her team were connected immediately with Jaune Odombrown from the ANTrepreneur Center who worked with her and the rest of the BikeZero team to go through multiple iterations of...

From the 20th till 23rd of June 2019, UCI undergraduates Audrey Casas and Wendy Ruiz attended the Philanthropy Lab 2019 Ambassadors Conference in Dallas, Texas, where they earned $25,000 to support Project Kinship, a nonprofit organization that, according to its about...

UCI faculty and students gathered on April 2, 2019 for the “Learning to Give Back” Awards Ceremony to present donations to these Orange County nonprofit organizations: Project Kinship, The Wooden Floor, Latino Health Access, Mariposa, and #HashtagLunchbag. Students...

Is your department ready for UCI Giving Day 2019? With the 24-hour fundraiser in question fast approaching this April 24th, UCI faculty and staff congregated on April 15th for a Social Media Lunch, a catered presentation centered around sharing the most effective...

The world is changing rapidly, ecologically and socially, and with ever-growing urbanization. It takes a society with deepened capacities for innovation to flourish under such circumstances. The Campuswide Honors Program’s (CHP) Sustainable Societies Track is...

“If you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life,” says Sherwynn Umali, Interim Assistant Vice Chancellor and Chief of Staff, UCI Student Affairs, and Associate Dean of Students, UCI Student Life and Leadership. In an informal discussion over lunch,...

Vice Provost Michael Dennin is recognized for his leadership in launching the First Gen Faculty Initiative, developing innovative usage of videos for fundraising, and leveraging social media platforms. Irvine, Calif., February 19, 2019 – The University of California,...

For many college students, grades aren’t the only thing on their minds: they also have to worry about where they’ll get their next meal. According to an online survey administered by the University of California (UC) in spring 2015, 19 percent of student respondents...

College can be a stressful, intimidating place, especially for students whose own parents didn’t go to college. In January 2019, UCI News published a press release stating that “UCI was the top choice for first-generation students and those from low-income families...

For many leaders in higher education, a personal social media account is not a top priority— many abstain from social media altogether. The value of a social media presence for the university may be obvious, but is there any value for the...

For most academic leaders, social media is a largely untapped resource—one that has great potential. Just ask Michael Dennin, UCI’s Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, Dean of Undergraduate Education, and the winner of the Council for Advancement and Support of...

The Campuswide Honors Program’s Lunch with Leadership series brings together alumni and community leaders with Campuswide Honors Program (CHP) students. In informal discussions over lunch, students have the opportunity to network, ask questions, and hear some great...

As her UCI commencement looms closer, School of Social Sciences’ senior Daijanique Joseph is gearing up for a future of championing for educational equity. After being selected for the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP), she conducted her own research...

The Campuswide Honors Program’s Lunch with Leadership series brings together alumni and community leaders with Campuswide Honors Program (CHP) students. In informal discussions over lunch, students have the opportunity to network, ask questions, and hear some great...

“If you could have any wish, what would you wish for?” When you were a kid, you’d probably ask for unicorns to be real or for superpowers, but what about the kids who dream of world peace, an end to pollution, and the hope for a better life for their families?...

Neil Armstrong once said “Research is creating new knowledge” but what about creating new disciplines? Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research has never been more alive at UCI, expanding our understanding of the world like never before. The Office of the Vice...

Writing means sharing -- sharing experiences, sharing stories, sharing lives. And in the age of digital communication and social media, there are many ways to share. Here at UCI, we understand the importance of writing as a basis for communication of all kinds. That’s...