IRVINE, Calif.—Hundreds of construction and architectural specialists paused for a catered barbeque lunch July 13 to celebrate progress on a “state of the art” all-electrical new University of California–Irvine (UCI) medical facility set to be completed by January of 2025. The $1.3 billion-dollar carbon neutral medical center, located at Jamboree Road and Birch Street, will…

Two siblings from the University of California–Irvine have teamed up in creating their own artificial intelligence (AI) “chatbot” for use in the medical field, which they say, will be able to potentially employ empathy in its computing and operations. The pair will present their work next month at the United Nations (UN) AI for Good…

Police sought the public’s help on June 13 to find a man who sexually assaulted a woman in Irvine, California. The suspect was last seen Saturday fleeing Scholarship and Graduate near the University of California–Irvine’s North Campus, according to the Irvine Police Department. A police car is seen outside the University of California–Irvine (UC Irvine) Medical…

The University of California–Irvine is set to finish construction on a new health center—fully electric and solar-powered with diesel fuel generator backups—by 2025. It will be the first all-electric hospital in the country. “UCI Health is building the next chapter of healthcare in Orange County,” UCI Health CEO Chad. T. Lefteris said in a 2021…

IRVINE, Calif.—An In-N-Out Burger located near the University of California–Irvine campus was broken into on March 26, whereafter a male suspect was arrested, authorities said. Officers responded to a report of a man breaking several restaurant windows and vandalizing cars near the area at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, according to the Irvine Police Department. There…

A 25-year-old Los Angeles man died March 4 after falling 20 feet while hiking along a dangerous part of Oregon’s coast, according to Oregon State Police, marking the eighth fatality at the site since 2009. The hiker, identified as Henry Minh Hoang of West Covina—a suburb Los Angeles County—was hiking beyond a safety barrier in…

The University of California–Irvine (UCI) received its largest donation ever at $35.5 million from alumni Paul and Jo Butterworth, university officials announced Feb. 13. The gift will support the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, specifically for student scholarships and to finance new research initiatives, according to university officials. “We are enormously grateful…

IRVINE, Calif.—The identities of two individuals involved in an apparent murder-suicide at the University of California–Irvine were released Dec. 14. The victim was 77-year-old Thao Thai Nguyen, of Irvine, and the suspect was 36-year-old Andrew Nguyen Doan, of Irvine, according to Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Steinle. UC Irvine police were called at 3:52 p.m….

IRVINE, Calif.—Two individuals involved in an apparent murder-suicide at the University of California–Irvine were identified Dec. 14 as a mother and son. The victim was 77-year-old Thao Thai Nguyen, of Irvine, and the suspect was 36-year-old Andrew Nguyen Doan, of Irvine, according to Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Steinle. UC Irvine police were called at…

UC Irvine Law School has joined a growing number of universities opting out of participating in US News and World Report rankings amid claims such are “problematic” to legal education. For decades, the magazine has served a large role in the university ranking industry, comparing over 190 law schools and other institutions across the country,…