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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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The Drake Gives Contributes $1.5 Million to Power of Music Initiative

This contribution will spearhead a novel initiative at the School of Social Ecology focused on leveraging the power of music to galvanize students, other individuals and communities for social progress and well-being.

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UC Irvine Announces $50 Million Gift from Joe C. Wen and Family

A transformational gift of $50 million, following a $20 million donation to UCI Health in 2022, from Southern California businessman Joe C. Wen and his family will support the newly created School of Population & Public Health and the growth of cardiovascular research and care.

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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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Grateful Patient Makes Gift through Family Foundation

California and longtime Laguna Beach resident, Vicki Gumm, knows just how important it is to give back to organizations that enrich the community – for herself, her loved ones and her neighbors.

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