As UCI transitioned to a remote setting amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, challenges were inevitable. However, the campus came together and adapted to this difficult situation, reaffirming a commitment to pedagogical innovation and educational accessibility. At the outset...
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Transition to Remote Teaching – Spring Quarter 2020 Highlights
While the COVID-19 pandemic necessitated an abrupt shift to a remote setting, the UC Irvine (UCI) family quickly banded together to make this move possible. Because UCI’s commitment to changing the face of higher education is a central part of its culture, many of the...
How Undergraduate Research Helps Students Open Pathways for Success
For many students, college is a time of self-discovery. A time to explore your passions, form career goals, and decide on your next steps. This was certainly true for Audrey Garcia, a third-year studying comparative literature and philosophy at the University of...
Investigating and Fighting Social Inequality: Spotlight on UCI Summer Session 2020
As our country battles the COVID-19 crisis, studies suggest that historically marginalized communities are contracting and succumbing to the virus at higher rates than the general public. With a global pandemic exacerbating the inequalities present in our society,...
The Colorful World of Italian Cinema 1945-2013: Spotlight on UCI Summer Session 2020
All work and no play? Not at UCI’s Summer Session! For students fascinated by the art of cinema, curious about Italian culture and history, or simply interested in watching some great films, Italian Cinema 1945-2013 (ITALIAN 50) is the perfect addition to your Summer...
Unlocking Language with Intro to Linguistics: Spotlight on UCI Summer Session 2020
Whether you are interviewing for jobs, connecting with loved ones, or expressing yourself in an increasingly digital world, communication is everything. The words we choose and how we use them are of vital importance to our daily lives and future goals. But what do...
Exploring History Through Innovations and Exchanges: Spotlight on UCI Summer Session 2020
As we navigate the modern COVID-19 world, it’s easy to forget that everything that we know and do can find its roots in history. Even now, as we battle through a global pandemic, we can look to the past to see how disease outbreaks and epidemics have spread and...
Research in the Time of Corona
With shelter-in-place policies in effect throughout the world, much of the U.S. has come to a complete standstill. However, for the many University of California, Irvine (UCI) undergraduate researchers, the grind doesn’t stop. One student researcher continuing his...
UCI Students Find Technological Support in a Remote World
As a second-year pursuing a degree in civil engineering, Matthew Thomas knew that he would encounter certain difficulties as a student. However, the outbreak of COVID-19 was something that Matthew could never have anticipated. “I feel like I’m on summer vacation,” he...
The Road to 10,000 Masks: An ANTrepreneur’s Response Efforts to COVID-19
Winter Quarter at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) seemed like any other. As campus prepared for finals and the upcoming Spring Break, many students were balancing school and other important projects. Like her classmates, third-year business administration...