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Making a difference around the world

Mar 3, 2022

Making a difference around the world

Already, more than 10 billion COVID-19 vaccines have been administered throughout the world. And all of those vaccines can be traced back to one man…

22 Irvine innovators to watch in 2022

Mar 2, 2022

22 Irvine innovators to watch in 2022

1. LIBBY DUANE ADAMS Chief advocacy officer, co‑founder, Alteryx In 1997, Adams co-founded Alteryx, whose worldwide customers now include AT&T, Walmart and McDonald’s. As one…

New Police Chief Michael Kent

Nov 1, 2021

New Police Chief Michael Kent

Irvine’s new police chief, Michael Kent, is the first to grow up in Irvine and rise through the ranks from Police Explorer to chief.

Nobel Prize winner has local roots

Nov 1, 2021

Nobel Prize winner has local roots

A UC Irvine alumnus has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for development of a new tool to build molecules using organic catalysts.

Irvine’s very own astronaut

Sep 1, 2020

Irvine’s very own astronaut

Former UC Irvine student Tracy Caldwell Dyson is a veteran of two NASA missions and a candidate for a moon landing in 2024.

City’s future looks bright

Mar 2, 2020

City’s future looks bright

Irvine Mayor Christina Shea promised to expand upon the city’s successful green initiatives during her annual State of the City address on Feb. 25 at the Irvine Civic Center.

Alison Garza named Science Teacher of the Year

Mar 2, 2020

Alison Garza named Science Teacher of the Year

Garza’s hands-on science instruction is funded by the Excellence in Education Enrichment program, which provides science, art and music teachers to IUSD students in fourth through sixth grades.