Media Advisory – UCI News

EVENT: UC Irvine’s School of Social Ecology will host its second annual Día de los Muertos event, complete with live music, dancing, a virtual and physical altar, customary foods, face paintin...

https://news.uci.edu/2024/10/31/uc-irvine-to-host-dia-de-los-muertos-event-featuring-grammy-winning-mariachi-divas/

EVENT: UC Irvine’s School of Education, in partnership with the city of Santa Ana, Northgate Market and the Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative, is enriching everyday spaces populated by famili...

https://news.uci.edu/2024/08/12/uc-irvine-school-of-education-to-host-ribbon-cutting-for-playful-learning-landscapes/

EVENT:  The Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects (ECCLPs) is hosting its annual forum symposium, with this year’s theme being “Collaborating for Change: Bridging the Gap in Cli...

https://news.uci.edu/2024/04/23/environmental-and-climate-change-literacy-projects-annual-forum-symposium-to-explore-ways-to-address-environmental-literacy-and-climate-challenges-in-schools-communities/

EVENT: 2024 Reines Lecture: “From the possibility to the certainty of a supermassive black hole” WHEN/WHERE: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, Irvine Barclay Theater, UC Irvine campus. INFORMATION...

https://news.uci.edu/2024/03/05/reines-lecture-at-uc-irvine-ucla-astronomer-and-nobel-laureate-andrea-ghez/

EVENT: The University of California, Irvine’s School of Humanities and Beall Applied Innovation will co-host AlphaPersuade: A Summit on Ethical AI. Join industry leaders and multidisciplinary a...

https://news.uci.edu/2024/02/21/uc-irvine-to-present-alphapersuade-a-summit-on-ethical-ai/

EVENT: UCI will celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year – heralding the Year of the Dragon – with cultural games, hands-on arts and crafts, food, musical and dance performances, an academic dis...

https://news.uci.edu/2024/01/22/uci-welcomes-year-of-the-dragon-with-annual-lunar-new-year-celebration/

MEDIA ADVISORY EVENT: Sen. Dave Min will moderate UCI’s 2023 Water Policy Forum, a vital examination of Orange County water policies and management. Leading the discussion will be an expert pan...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/11/15/uci-to-host-2023-water-policy-forum/

MEDIA ADVISORY EVENT: UCI’s School of Social Ecology hosts Día de los Muertos, presented by Northgate González Market. This free event, complete with live music, dance, a virtual and physical...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/10/25/uc-irvine-hosts-dia-de-los-muertos-event-featuring-grammy-winning-mariachi-divas/

EVENT: The UCI Paul Merage School of Business’ annual Latinx Initiative (LXi) conference will bring together prominent thought leaders, industry experts and innovators. They will discuss critic...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/10/03/uc-irvines-paul-merage-school-of-business-to-host-third-latinx-initiative-lxi-conference/

EVENTS: Fall-quarter activities begin Sept. 22, when incoming students arrive to move into campus housing over a three-day period. Welcome Week commences Sept. 22 and continues through the 29th,...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/09/19/uci-kicks-off-fall-quarter-with-move-in-welcome-week-and-convocation-2/

EVENT:  The UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new home on the University of California, Irvine campus in the Health Sciences District on the corn...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/09/13/ribbon-cutting-to-celebrate-new-sue-bill-gross-school-of-nursing-building/

EVENT: Researchers, policymakers and community leaders will discuss Orange County’s homelessness and housing issues as they unveil the findings of the 2023 UCI-OC Poll. The poll provides insigh...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/08/14/school-of-social-ecology-orange-county-united-way-present-2023-uci-oc-poll-findings/

EVENT: UCI’s School of Education is hosting the first national conference on generative artificial intelligence in education and educational research. Co-sponsored by the Spencer Foundation, �...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/07/10/uc-irvine-to-host-national-online-conference-on-emerging-opportunities-for-ai-in-education/

EVENT: UCI will host commencement services for its 58th graduating class over four days in the Bren Events Center. Between Friday, June 16, and Tuesday, June 20, 11 ceremonies will take place –...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/06/13/uci-commencement-ceremonies-to-take-place-june-16-20/

EVENT: UCI Libraries is hosting a reception to celebrate the opening of its newest exhibit, “400 Years of Shakespeare’s First Folio.” The event begins at the Irvine Barclay Theatre with a d...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/04/19/uci-libraries-to-host-reception-launching-400-years-of-shakespeares-first-folio-exhibit/

Founders of the world’s largest wine brand share importance of sustainability

https://news.uci.edu/2023/04/12/founders-of-barefoot-wine-come-to-uc-irvine-as-keynote-speakers-for-a-new-sustainability-innovation-challenge/

EVENT:  The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of California, Irvine (OLLI at UCI) is celebrating 25 years of achievement in bringing together mature minds in a vibrant learning env...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/04/12/olli-at-uci-marks-silver-anniversary-with-gala-on-uci-campus/

EVENT:  UC Irvine School of Education’s Center for Educational Partnerships and the UCI Teacher Academy – in partnership with the UCI Humanities Center; the Center for Liberation, Anti-Racis...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/04/12/uci-to-host-second-teaching-for-justice-conference-centered-on-aapi-experiences/

Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis will join Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan and Vice Mayor Tammy Kim to visit the UCI campus and tour the site of the Mesa Court residence hall expansion, a new student housing f...

https://news.uci.edu/2023/04/06/lt-gov-eleni-kounalakis-to-visit-uc-irvine-tour-site-for-new-affordable-student-housing/

Five experts will discuss past, present and future of the disease

https://news.uci.edu/2022/11/10/uci-school-of-biological-sciences-to-host-lecture-on-alzheimers/

EVENT:  The School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine, welcomes Andrew Yang for its “Leading the Change Distinguished Speaker Series.” The businessman, attorney, lobby...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/11/01/uci-school-of-social-ecology-welcomes-andrew-yang-for-leading-the-change-distinguished-speaker-series/

EVENT:  Disaster drill to test use of CareDEX smart-space technology in evacuation of residents at Orange County elder care facility. WHEN/WHERE:  10:20 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 20, Walnut Village ...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/10/18/uci-and-local-disaster-response-authorities-to-hold-drill-at-anaheim-retirement-facility/

EVENT:  The Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its sparkling new home on the University of California, Irvine campus, which will allow for the exp...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/10/10/ribbon-cutting-to-celebrate-new-susan-samueli-integrative-health-institute-on-uci-campus/

EVENT: UCI will join higher education leaders and more than 3,000 students in a statewide launch and virtual swearing-in celebration with the governor for the first #CaliforniansForAll College Co...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/10/04/uci-hosts-launch-event-to-swear-in-the-first-californiansforall-college-corps-fellows/

EVENT: UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business annual Latinx Initiative (LXi) conference will provide an in-person learning and networking opportunity for 2022. This year’s theme is “Excelenci...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/10/04/ucis-paul-merage-school-of-business-hosts-annual-latinx-initiative-lxi-conference/

EVENTS:  Fall-quarter activities begin Sept. 13, when incoming students arrive for move-in week. Welcome Week commences Sept. 18 and continues through the 24th with a series of events and open h...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/09/13/uci-kicks-off-fall-quarter-with-move-in-welcome-week-and-convocation/

EVENT:  The School of Education at the University of California, Irvine, will host a relaunch event for the Environmental and Climate Change Literacy Projects, a partnership between the Universi...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/09/08/ucis-school-of-education-relaunches-the-environmental-and-climate-change-and-literacy-projects/

EVENT:  UCI’s Center for Jewish Studies and Office of Inclusive Excellence join Jewish Federation of Orange County to host “Driving Out Darkness,” a one-day immersive learning experience f...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/08/23/ucis-center-for-jewish-studies-and-office-of-inclusive-excellence-join-jewish-federation-of-orange-county-to-host-driving-out-darkness-a-summit-focused-on-combating-antisem/

EVENT:  Yusef Salaam – one of the Exonerated Five young men wrongly convicted in the 1989 “Central Park jogger case” – will be the featured speaker at the UCI all-campus commencement ce...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/06/14/yusef-salaam-one-of-the-exonerated-five-wrongly-convicted-in-the-central-park-jogger-case-to-be-featured-speaker-at-uci-commencement-ceremony-at-angel-stadium-jun/

EVENT:  UCI will hold an all-campus commencement ceremony at Angel Stadium of Anaheim to honor the class of 2022 … and members of the classes of 2020 and 2021 who could not attend their commen...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/06/07/uci-to-hold-commencement-ceremony-at-angel-stadium-on-june-15/

EVENT:  The UCI Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences commencement services for its sixth graduating class will be held in the Bren Events Center on Monday, June 13. Steve A.N. Goldst...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/06/06/ochca-director-clayton-chau-to-be-susan-henry-samueli-college-of-health-sciences-commencement-celebration-keynote-speaker/

EVENT:  Livable Cities Lab researchers at the University of California, Irvine, have collected and analyzed years of data to help people separate fact from fiction and pave an informed path to h...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/06/01/oc-affordable-housing-impact-study-public-release-presented-by-uci-livable-cities-lab-and-uci-school-of-social-ecology/

EVENT:  UCI’s Center for Educational Partnerships and the UCI Teacher Academy in partnership with the UCI Humanities Center and UCI Libraries Southeast Asian Archive will host a two-day confer...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/04/14/ucis-school-of-education-hosts-teaching-for-justice-a-two-day-conference-that-spotlights-teaching-asian-american-studies/

EVENT:  UCI’s Forum for the Academy and the Public will host a two-day symposium on “Global China in an Anxious Age.” More than 30 speakers from a variety of academic and non-academic back...

https://news.uci.edu/2022/02/23/ucis-forum-for-the-academy-and-the-public-brings-together-multidisciplinary-scholars-for-two-day-symposium-on-growing-global-impact-of-peoples-republic-of-china/

EVENT:  UCI’s Paul Merage School of Business is hosting its inaugural Latinx Initiative (LXi) Virtual Conference. Hear from some of today’s most inspirational Latinx business leaders, includ...

https://news.uci.edu/2021/10/04/ucis-school-of-business-invites-entire-community-to-connect-with-latinx-business-leaders-via-latinx-initiative-lxi-virtual-conference/

EVENT:  UCI Esports will celebrate its five-year anniversary with a fall kickoff open house. In September of 2016, UCI established the first college esports program at a public university. The e...

https://news.uci.edu/2021/09/21/uci-esports-celebrates-5-year-anniversary-with-fall-kickoff-event/

EVENT:  The UCI Forum addresses the medical, economic, public policy, business and educational impacts of COVID-19. In this installment, UCI experts join with education leaders for a unique, one...

https://news.uci.edu/2020/06/11/uci-forum-series-k-12-education-covid-19/

EVENT:  UCI’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and the Center for Biotechnology and Global Health Policy have partnered to host a panel of experts discussing COVID-19. Four experts w...

https://news.uci.edu/2020/05/12/sue-bill-gross-stem-cell-research-center-to-host-expert-discussion-on-covid-19/

EVENT:  In a three-part series, the UCI Forum addresses the medical, public policy and business impacts of COVID-19. UCI experts join with business leaders and policymakers for three unique, one...

https://news.uci.edu/2020/05/04/uci-forum-series-addresses-covid-19-where-we-are-what-to-expect-next/

EVENT:  UCI will screen the short documentary “Relentless,” which profiles Orange County extreme-sports athlete Marty O’Connor, whose unceasing work ethic and pursuit of his goals enabled ...

https://news.uci.edu/2020/02/24/uci-to-screen-film-about-quadriplegic-followed-by-qa-with-him-and-expert-speakers/

EVENT: The UCI Forum for the Academy and the Public will host a two-day conference on “The Future of the Future: The Ethics and Implications of AI.” Keynote speaker Bruce Sterling, an award-w...

https://news.uci.edu/2020/02/12/uci-to-host-two-day-conference-on-artificial-intelligence/

EVENT:  The “2019 Novel Coronavirus: Current State of Knowledge and Public Health Response” seminar will feature a panel of experts from UCI, as well as Dr. Matt Zahn, medical director for t...

https://news.uci.edu/2020/02/05/uci-to-host-public-seminar-on-coronavirus/

EVENT: UCI will celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year – heralding the Year of the Rat – with an academic discussion, multicultural entertainment, artistic demonstrations, interactive workshop...

https://news.uci.edu/2020/01/07/uci-to-celebrate-lunar-new-year-2/

EVENT:  UCI’s Office of Inclusive Excellence will host a debate on anti-Semitism and anti-Zionism featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times op-ed columnists Michelle Goldberg and Bret St...

https://news.uci.edu/2019/10/16/pulitzer-prize-winning-journalists-to-debate-anti-semitism-and-anti-zionism-at-uci/

EVENT: In the wake of last year’s successful mock trial of Hamlet, the UCI Shakespeare Center and UCI School of Law will host a mock trial of Shylock from “The Merchant of Venice.” In Shake...

https://news.uci.edu/2019/10/15/uci-to-present-mock-trial-of-shylock-from-the-merchant-of-venice/

EVENT:  Presented by the UCI Center for Critical Korean Studies and Hyundai Motor America, the Korean Hip-Hop and New Explorations of Afro-Asian Identity Conference will bring together the world...

https://news.uci.edu/2019/09/16/uci-center-for-critical-korean-studies-to-present-korean-hip-hop-conference-concert/

Campus leadership on hand to help students and families

https://news.uci.edu/2019/09/16/uci-move-in-weekend-starts-friday-sept-20/

EVENT: UCI will host commencement services for its 54th graduating class over four days in the Bren Events Center. Between Friday, June 14, and Monday, June 17, 11 ceremonies will take place – ...

https://news.uci.edu/2019/06/10/uci-commencement-ceremonies-to-take-place-june-14-17/

EVENT: Celebrating its 20th anniversary, UCI’s student-run film festival, Zotfest, will screen 10 student films, award prizes in eight categories, and host a panel discussion with several enter...

https://news.uci.edu/2019/05/29/uci-student-film-festival-to-celebrate-20th-anniversary-with-special-production-june-3/

EVENT: Oren Segal, director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Center on Extremism, will speak at UCI on “The State of Hate” as part of the campus’s Confronting Extremism Initiative. WHEN/WH...

https://news.uci.edu/2019/05/01/director-of-anti-defamation-leagues-center-on-extremism-to-speak-at-uci/