Tag: University of California–Irvine

UC Teachers, Workers Ready to Strike at Campuses Across California

Thousands of unionized teachers and researchers at University of California campuses across the state are planning to strike beginning Nov. 14 citing unfair working conditions. About 36,500 union members, represented by the United Auto Workers—an international union representing workers in a variety of sectors, from hospitals to universities—voted overwhelmingly to approve the strike Nov. 2….


UC Workers Ready to Strike at Campuses Across California

Thousands of unionized workers at University of California campuses across the state are planning to strike beginning Nov. 14 citing unfair working conditions. About 36,500 union members, represented by the United Auto Workers—an international union representing workers in a variety of sectors, from hospitals to universities—voted overwhelmingly to approve the strike Nov. 2. Teachers, researchers,…


Multi-Billion Dollar Cosmetics Company Pays UC Irvine to Study Human Genes

New York-based cosmetics brand Estee Lauder will be funding an annual fellowship at the University of California–Irvine (UCI) to study how the environment and human behavior–such as smoking and sleep–affect our genes, also known as epigenetics. According to Dr. Michael J. Stamos, dean of the UCI School of Medicine, the fellowship will enable Ph.D. candidates…


Misprinted UC Irvine Merchandise Sold at 3 Costco Stores

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…


UC Irvine Receives $10 Million for Orange County Young Adult Court Study

The University of California–Irvine (UCI) last week received 10 million from the Orange County Health Care Agency to study the long-term impact of the Young Adult Court in the county—a program to help young adults charged with a felony reduce their sentence and lead a productive life going forward. The grant will fund a research…


UC–Irvine Receives $1 Million for ‘Curiosity, Integrity, Humility, Tenacity’ Curriculum

The University of California–Irvine (UCI) has received a $1 million grant from a Philadelphia-based charity to expand its Anteater Virtues project to help students develop into more “inquisitive, open-minded and authentic individuals,” officials announced July 19. The grant comes from John Templeton Foundation, which supports scientific research and philosophical discussions on the “deepest and most…


UCI Medical Workers Commemorate National Gun Violence Awareness Day

ORANGE, Calif.—Days after a shooter took the lives of two physicians at a hospital in Oklahoma, doctors and hospital staff wearing orange T-shirts gathered outside the University of California–Irvine (UCI) Medical Center on June 3 to commemorate National Gun Violence Awareness Day. “Today, we want to remember those that have been hurt or killed by…


Nobel Laureate, UCI Alumnus on What It’s Like to Win the Prize

IRVINE, Calif.—The 2021 Chemistry Nobel Prize winner and University of California–Irvine alumnus David MacMillan has a lot to say about what it was like to win. His story—coupled with his massively successful research—made for an evening of riveting recollections laced with laughter and happy tears as he took the stage May 24 at UC Irvine’s…


Chapman Students Win Proposal to Develop Nearly 7 Acres of Anaheim Land

ANAHEIM, Calif.—Real estate master’s candidates from Chapman University beat their UC Irvine colleagues in Orange County’s first real estate challenge April 28 to develop nearly seven acres of land in North Anaheim. The competition was sponsored by the Taormina family, who owns part of the land being developed. The rules by the Taormina family were…


UCI Cyber Security Expert, Ex-CIA Analyst Weighs in on Putin, Ukraine War

As a former senior Soviet analyst for the Central Intelligence Agency as well as ex-advisor to President George W. Bush, then-National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, and other senior government officials, Bryan Cunningham—who is now the Executive Director of the Cybersecurity Policy and Research Institute at the University of California–Irvine—spent years studying Russian President Vladimir Putin….