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June 11, 2024

Nearly half of UC Irvine bachelor’s degrees earned by first-generation students

UC Irvine will bestow more than 11,000 degrees this year, with a weekend of celebrations ahead as it hosts commencement ceremonies from Friday, June 14, through Monday, June 17, at the Bren Events Center. This...

June 11, 2024

UCI faculty call for independent investigation into administration’s decisions in May 15 protest

The UC Irvine Academic Senate is calling for an independent investigation into the administration’s crackdown of a protest at the on-campus Palestinian solidarity encampment on May 15, though a controversial vote to censure Chancellor Howard...

June 10, 2024

Status Update: South County Outreach in ‘dire need’ of food

South County Outreach is in “dire” need of supplies to held families during the summer months of June and early August, when requests for food assistance are typically at an all-time high. The Irvine-based nonprofit...

June 10, 2024

Kia recalls nearly 463,000 Telluride SUVs due to fire risk, urges owners to park them outside

By Wyatte Grantham-Philips | The Associated Press Kia America in Irvine is recalling nearly 463,000 Telluride SUVs — and urging owners to park their cars outside and away from other structures until an issue posing...

June 7, 2024

Orange County judge halts strike at UC campuses

An Orange County Superior Court judge granted a temporary restraining order Friday afternoon, ordering a halt to a strike by thousands of graduate student teachers and research assistants at University of California campuses. Judge Randall...

June 7, 2024

Woodbridge High Graduation 2024: Our best photos of the ceremony

Violet Nguyen poses for a photo with her cousin Audrey Nguyen, 6, as Violet’s father uses a giant photo of Violet as a backdrop during the post graduation celebrations at the Woodbridge High graduation ceremony...

June 7, 2024

UCI graduate students pass a vote of no confidence against Chancellor Howard Gillman

The evening before graduate teaching and research assistants at UC Irvine joined other UC campuses in a strike on Wednesday, elected representatives from the university’s graduate and professional schools passed a vote of no confidence...

June 6, 2024

Irvine High Graduation 2024: Our best photos of the ceremony

Graduates, Genevieve Velarde, Nakshatra Srinivasan, and Sreenidhi Srinivasan, perform, “The Longest Time,” during the Irvine High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer) A family waves...

June 6, 2024

Irvine High Graduation 2024: Our best photos of the ceremony

Graduates, Genevieve Velarde, Nakshatra Srinivasan, and Sreenidhi Srinivasan, perform, “The Longest Time,” during the Irvine High School graduation ceremony in Irvine on Thursday, June 6, 2024. (Photo by Michael Kitada, Contributing Photographer) A family waves...

June 6, 2024

UCI nursing program receives $5 million grant to address health care worker shortage

CalOptima Health, UC Irvine, and Orange County officials along with nursing students, gather for a photo at the Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing at UC Irvine, as CalOptima Health announced a $5 million...