Human Experience

Small Changes Can Create a Better World

Small Changes, Better World grants provide UCI students up to $3,000 for one-time projects that meet a tangible need within communities.

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Elaine Koshimizu Endowed Scholarship for Inclusive Excellence in Dance

“This generous gift will ensure that UCI continues to be a destination for exceptionally talented students to become transformational leaders in the arts.”

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Foundation-Funded Programs Foster Racial Healing

With the support of foundations and donors, the UCI School of Social Sciences’ Deconstructing Diversity Initiative gives students a deeper understanding of racial issues in the U.S.

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Renowned UCI Chemist Supports Armenian Studies

“Being the products of graduate studies, we know what it takes and what it means,” Ara Apkarian says. “It is very difficult to carry out graduate studies without financial support.”

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A Global Magnet for the Exhibition and Research of California Art

Two landmark gifts of significant artworks have made UCI a world-class destination for the exhibition and study of California art.

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UCI Professor Emeritus Makes Legacy Gift

Though the Givens’ alma maters include Berkeley, Harvard, Stanford and Yale, their affinity for UCI – and belief in the impact they can have on the university – secured its place in their will.

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Shining a Light on Future Artists

Sheila Peterson, left, supports UC Irvine graduate student Tomoko Ozawa through the Medici Circle program. Named after the Medici family of Florence who supported Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, the program allows community benefactors to support UC Irvine’s budding artists.

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