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...
For high school students who dream of joining college esports teams, there isn’t a clear pathway forward. “There is a prevalent gap between high schoolers and college esports teams who want to recruit these gamers to go to their schools,” explains University of...
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...
On November 8, 2004, Jaune Odombrown joined the U.S. Marine Corps. While he knew that his military service would bring countless challenges and immeasurable hardships, he didn’t know that it would also open the door to his entrepreneurial success. During his military...
Inspiration strikes in the most unlikely of places. For University of California, Irvine (UCI) student Aryan Ghanadan it struck at the West Oakland BART Station. “I was getting on the Megabus back to the Bay Area,” he recalls, “and I noticed two things: one, there was...
In the summer of 2017, Nancy Duong was like many incoming freshmen who were looking for a way to prepare for life at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). As she searched through the various programs offered on campus, she discovered Summer Bridge, hosted by...
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...
[remove_header_bg] UC Irvine is part of the American Talent Initiative, a coalition of Universities dedicated to highlighting the feats of diverse, impressive students who succeed in spite of their circumstances. UCI is home to many such students, students not unlike...
Where does fulfilment in life come from? Can it be quantified in money or a successful career? Or is fulfilment something that’s different for every individual? Tamara Nabulsi, a recent UCI graduate, finds happiness in helping people. UCI has joined the American...
Meet Shelby Petty, a UCI Business Economics major and elite athlete with a fierce work ethic. UCI is part of a 95 university strong coalition known as the American Talent Initiative, which seeks to highlight hard-working students like Shelby who #ActivateTalent...