SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 60-year-old sex offender previously convicted of child annoyance and secretly recording someone without their consent was charged on May 16 with doing the same at a grocery store near the University of California–Irvine. A 60-year-old sex offender previously convicted of child annoyance and secretly recording someone without their consent was charged Tuesday…

IRVINE, Calif.—Bent Leuchten had 20 points in UC Irvine’s 79–64 victory over Loyola Marymount (CA) on Tuesday, Nov. 15. Leuchten shot 7 of 8 from the field and 4 for 5 from the line for the Anteaters (3–0). Dawson Baker was 7 of 15 shooting, including 1 for 4 from distance, and went 4 for…

Sweaters with misprinted University of California–Irvine (UCI) wording appear to have been briefly sold at three Costco stores last week. The sweaters misspelled Irvine as “Urvine.” However, after the stores noticed the mistake, the merchandise was pulled from the shelves, according to a UCI spokesperson. if anyone knows how to get this stupid sweater, I…

Researchers have discovered an approach to identify blood biomarkers that could predict the risk of suicide in patients with depression, bringing them one step closer to developing a potential blood test for use on future patients thanks to a study by researchers at the University of California–Irvine (UCI) and Pritzker Research Consortium. Suicides have increased to…

The University of California—Irvine (UCI) broke ground on a massive $1.3 billion medical complex Nov. 16, marking the second full-scale hospital that UCI Health will have under its belt. The complex, which was approved in January by the UC Board of Regents, will have a 144-bed, 350,000 square-foot acute care hospital with an emergency room,…

IRVINE, Calif.—David MacMillan, who earned his doctorate from the University of California–Irvine, is the winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, an honor he is sharing with Benjamin List, who is a former student and assistant professor at Scripps Research in La Jolla, it was on Oct. 6. MacMillan and List were awarded the Nobel…

The Irvine City Council has unanimously passed a resolution to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion in city hiring practices, a policy opponents say is unconstitutional and could lead to quota-based mandates. The council voted 5-0 to approve its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) resolution on Jan. 26. The measure calls for the formation of a…

Community activists in Irvine demanding $2,000 monthly stimulus checks delivered a “past due” invoice on Feb. 4 to the office of Rep. Katie Porter (D-California). Monica Lazo, the regional field director for the Economic Security Project, handed approximately 10,000 signed petitions to Cody Mendoza, a senior field Representative for Porter, calling for monthly payments to…