Category: UCI

UC Irvine Receives Largest Donation of $35.5 Million

February 14, 2023
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The University of California–Irvine (UCI) received its largest donation ever at $35.5 million from alumni Paul and Jo Butterworth, university officials announced Feb. 13. The gift will support the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, specifically for student scholarships and to finance new research initiatives, according to university officials. “We are enormously grateful…

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University of California, Workers Reach Deal to End Strike

December 16, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The University of California (UC) reached an agreement Dec. 16 with some 36,000 graduate student teaching assistants and other academic workers for increased pay and benefits that could potentially end a monthlong strike—the largest of its kind in the nation—at the prestigious state system. The strike disrupted classes at all 10 of the university…

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2 Found Dead at UC Irvine in Suspected Murder-Suicide, Identified

December 14, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—The identities of two individuals involved in an apparent murder-suicide at the University of California–Irvine were released Dec. 14. The victim was 77-year-old Thao Thai Nguyen, of Irvine, and the suspect was 36-year-old Andrew Nguyen Doan, of Irvine, according to Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Steinle. UC Irvine police were called at 3:52 p.m….

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Victim, Suspect in UC Irvine Murder-Suicide Identified as Mother, Son

December 14, 2022
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IRVINE, Calif.—Two individuals involved in an apparent murder-suicide at the University of California–Irvine were identified Dec. 14 as a mother and son. The victim was 77-year-old Thao Thai Nguyen, of Irvine, and the suspect was 36-year-old Andrew Nguyen Doan, of Irvine, according to Orange County sheriff’s Sgt. Scott Steinle. UC Irvine police were called at…

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UC Workers Agree to Mediation in Hopes of Resolving Strike

December 9, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—The union representing striking University of California graduate student workers agreed Dec. 9 to enter into a mediation process in hopes of resolving a stalemate in negotiations with the university system. “We feel that in order to make progress, it is time for somebody else to step in,” Tarini Hardikar, a member of the…

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Family to Donate $4 Million in Matching Funds to UCI’s Center For Jewish Studies

August 10, 2022
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Susan and Henry Samueli, longtime donors and supporters of the University of California, Irvine, have pledged $4 million in matching funds to UCI’s Center for Jewish Studies, an action that UCI said will position the university as a leader in the field. That means for each dollar donated to the center, the Samuelis will match…

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UCLA, UC Irvine Begin Winter Quarter Classes Remotely

January 3, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Winter quarter classes began Jan. 3 at University of California (UC)–Los Angeles and UC–Irvine remotely for a planned two weeks in response to surging COVID-19 cases. All UCLA students should still plan to return to campus no later than Jan. 9 to participate “in a robust COVID-19 testing program that will help keep our…

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University of California Mandates COVID Boosters; May Go Remote in January

December 21, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Eligible students and staff at University of California (UC) campuses will be required to obtain COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, the system’s president said Dec. 21, while indicating some campuses could temporarily shift to remote courses in January. In a letter sent to chancellors at the 10 UC schools statewide, Dr. Michael Drake called for each…

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University of California Mandates Boosters; May Go Remote in January

December 21, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—Eligible students and staff at University of California (UC) campuses will be required to obtain COVID-19 vaccine booster shots, the system’s president said Dec. 21, while indicating some campuses could temporarily shift to remote courses in January. UC–Irvine will revert to remote classes for the first two weeks of the winter term in January, the…

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UC Irvine Breaks Ground on $1.3 Billion Hospital

November 17, 2021
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The University of California—Irvine (UCI) broke ground on a massive $1.3 billion medical complex Nov. 16, marking the second full-scale hospital that UCI Health will have under its belt. The complex, which was approved in January by the UC Board of Regents, will have a 144-bed, 350,000 square-foot acute care hospital with an emergency room,…

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