American Dream

Planting Seeds for the Future

“I feel like UCI is not just my place of employment or my alma mater; it’s literally where I’m raising my family. And that makes you think about it differently,” says Jessica Pratt, Ph.D. ’13.

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A Community Legacy

As part of the Mapel family’s final wishes, an endowment of over $9.5 million was established through their estate, continuing support of pioneering research projects and establishing a new endowment to fund medical education scholarships for low-income students.

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Finding her Voice

Trang Truong, who’s enrolled in the UC Irvine master’s entry program in nursing, received the 2023-24 Carol A. Pierson MEPN Student Scholarship, which she says alleviates some of the stress that comes with being a first-generation, low-income student.

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Fraction Ball Math Game Spreads with Help of Philanthropy

A team of researchers from the UC Irvine School of Education, led by Assistant Professor Andres Bustamante, received a two-year, $1.9 million research award from the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund’s EF+Math Program to adapt the innovative math game Fraction Ball for the Santa Ana Unified School District.

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BioTech Entrepreneur Donates $50 Million to School of Biological Sciences

“This gift supports UC Irvine’s belief that human and environmental health are integrated and that well-being requires an evidence-based approach that engages all disciplines in the School of Biological Sciences,” said Chancellor Howard Gillman.

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The Sky’s the Limit

Third-year UC Irvine mechanical engineering student and scholarship recipient Ozzy Sanchez-Aldana dreams of working in NASA’s space exploration division.

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A Legacy Beyond the Scoreboard

The mother and grandmother of Anteater athletes, Pat Campbell is now the lead donor of a gift that will benefit men’s and women’s players for years to come.

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Triple Scholarship Recipient Furthers his Love of Nature

The financial support from three scholarships allowed Kyle Suen to pursue academic opportunities and experiences that he wouldn’t have otherwise been able to.

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Unleashing Artists’ Creativity

Matt Bailey, MBA ’12 remembers how hard it was to be an artist on a student budget. He hopes to alleviate financial pressures for UC Irvine’s emerging artists with a $125,000 gift to support scholarship and creative research.

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UC Irvine Alumni Paul and Jo Butterworth Pledge $35.5 Million to Donald Bren School

The largest gift to UCI from alumni, the couple’s donation will be allocated in a variety of ways, including awards, scholarships and fellowships for students and to finance new research initiatives and faculty chairs.

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