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Community Impact

Everyday Impact

Across classrooms and communities, local experience and UC Irvine come together to improve health and everyday challenges

Featured Stories

Orange County community leaders and advocates are helping shape UC Irvine’s research around the women’s health issues that matter most

Public Health

Better Health Begins with Being Heard

October 7, 2026

The students of Mariachi Orgullo de UCI have built real and viral community

Campus, Student Life

Pride in Every Note

September 28, 2026

UC Irvine climate, flood and public health experts are helping communities understand potential risks of El Nino

Engineering, Physical Sciences, Public Health

Helping Southern California Prepare for El Niño

September 29, 2026

UC Irvine Podcast featuring UC Irvine researchers' work with Fraction Ball in school playgrounds

Education

Bringing the Classroom Into the Community (UC Irvine Podcast)

February 7, 2025

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Fuel Discovery, Shape Tomorrow

UC Irvine research delivers real-world impact – from medical innovation to climate resilience. Support ensures discovery continues when the world needs it most.

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Recent News

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Beckman Laser Institute & Medicial Clinic celebrates its 40th anniversary

October 9, 2026

Three decades of efficiency improvements have kept campus energy demand near 1994 levels. The same drive to use energy smarter is shaping what the campus does next.

Campus

Efficiency improvements keep campus energy demand near 1994 levels

October 9, 2026

MAESTRO project lead principal investigator Mohammad Javad Abdolhosseini Qomi (right), UC Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering, here with co-principal investigator Russ Detwiler, UC Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering.

Engineering

Department of Energy selects UC Irvine-led, AI-driven geothermal energy project

October 8, 2026

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UC Irvine is consistently recognized as a trailblazer in a broad range of fields, garnering national and international honors in every school.

Ranked a top 10 public university in the U.S.

$8 billion annual impact in California

Top five best-value public university in the U.S.

Second among UC campuses for economic diversity

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Discover the programs, people and purpose that power your next step.

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Academics

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Health & Health Sciences

Scientific breakthroughs. Clinical excellence. A commitment to better health. United as one academic health system, UCI Health and the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences turn bold ideas into better treatments and outcomes for the people we serve.

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