May 4, 2023
Irvine Innovators Making An Impact
RYAN WESTERDAHL CEO and co-founder, Turion Space This SpaceX veteran is now focused on space sustainability, providing orbital space services that include monitoring, repairing and…
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May 4, 2023
local experts offer tips on the journey to innovation success
Melinda Kim is the entrepreneur who co-organized Irvine’s successful Tech Week in March, when hundreds of ambitious entrepreneurs converged to learn, network and advance their ideas by engaging with the city’s thriving startup community.
May 3, 2023
Celebrating Irvine Innovators
Irvine is bustling with entrepreneurial zeal with innovators creating world-changing breakthroughs.
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…
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…
Mar 1, 2022
NY Times best selling author returns to her Irvine roots
Author Tahereh Mafi has written books for children and young adults.
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.
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.
Oct 4, 2021
Irvine police chief celebrates retirement
Irvine Police Chief Mike Hamel will retire this month after 27 years of service with the department, the last six as chief.
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.
