Brilliant Future // UCI

Stop At Nothing

To be at the forefront of medicine.

To create a brilliant future.

To lead the way to a cure for cancer.

To inspire change in your community.

As one of the nation’s premier public research universities and Orange County’s only academic health system, we stop at nothing to improve lives through groundbreaking research, academic achievement, thoughtful public service, exceptional patient care and cutting-edge treatments.

UCI is fiercely dedicated to enhancing lives in our community and beyond through rigorous academics and cutting-edge discoveries. Here are a few of our latest accomplishments.

Accelerating World-Changing Research

UCI pioneered an interdisciplinary approach like no other, and our model of extreme collaboration puts us ahead of the curve. Our researchers are working on what matters to all of us: saving the planet; securing data privacy; solving mysteries of the brain; living longer, happier lives; and making our region one of the most prosperous, global innovation hubs.

The Latest Cancer Discoveries at UCI

Tackling cancer from all fronts

Fighting Fires With Artificial Intelligence

New technique could help authorities conduct triage in multiple-blaze scenarios

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Research

TRANSFORMING HEALTHCARE AND WELLNESS

Leveraging the strength of the entirety of UCI’s academic enterprise, we continue to redefine how new medical breakthroughs are discovered; how personalized, compassionate healthcare is taught; how patients are treated; and how communities are empowered for mental and physical health.

UCI Takes a Unique Approach to Researching Orange County’s Third-Leading Cause of Death

At UCI MIND researchers from 19 different fields are working toward ridding the world of Alzheimer’s disease

How to Handle the Holidays Amid COVID-19 and Other Challenges

UCI professor and clinical psychologist Jessica Borelli shares tips for reducing stress and navigating difficult situations

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Health and Wellness

Making a Local Impact

Through a multitude of public service projects, arts programs, off-campus lectures, legal aid initiatives, wellness clinics, youth outreach efforts and community partnerships – to name but a few – UCI demonstrates its commitment to engaging with and improving the surrounding community.

UCI’s Global Economic Impact Starts Locally

$7 Billion in annual economic impact to Orange County

Creating a Brilliant Future, Together

UCI’s journey is deeply intertwined with the city of Irvine

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Community

Advancing the American Dream

At UCI we make a world-class education available to all talented, hardworking students, regardless of background. In so doing, we remind the country that great universities can reinvigorate the American dream by becoming the most powerful engines of social mobility ever created.

Together, We Succeed

Public health graduate’s humanitarian impact spans local and international communities

UCI Receives Most Applications In Campus History

Campus is also top choice for in-state, first-generation students for 3rd consecutive year

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American Dream

Exploring the Human Experience

From illuminating the human experience in all its diversity to the evolution of artificial intelligence and machine learning through human narratives and knowledge, UCI is deepening the world’s understanding of what it means to be human.

A fresh perspective on the AAPI experience

UCI students employ photovoice technique to document reality in O.C.’s Asian American and Pacific Islander community during pandemic

What’s Next: The Future Of Museums

As cultural and educational nexuses, they must explore creative ways of engaging with diverse audiences

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Human Experience