Match Day at UC Irvine

Next generation of doctors celebrate residency matches and their next chapter

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School of Medicine student Cindy Flores
Medicine

UC Irvine medical students celebrate Match Day and the journeys that brought them there

March 16, 2026

School of Medicine student Sabrina Mir
Medicine

Grounded in community, a medical student prepares for Match Day

March 16, 2026

Dr. John Scolaro (left), UC Irvine associate clinical professor of orthopedic surgery and medical student Saman Andalib (right)
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Match Day driven by mentorship

March 12, 2026

School of Medicine student Philip Patrick
Medicine

Medical students reflect on hopes, challenges and triumphs as Match Day unfolds

March 16, 2026

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UC Irvine launches Spotlight OC to give insider insights into the county

March 17, 2026

Shane Ardo, UC Irvine professor of chemistry
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Research group co-led by UC Irvine develops first-of-its-kind ion pump

March 16, 2026

Brett Sanders, UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of civil and environmental engineering and leader of the UC Irvine Climate Collaboration
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UC Irvine researchers join Orange County community leaders to study the use of trains to transport sand to eroded beaches

March 9, 2026

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