Academic Symposium Series

Symposia banner Oct 8, 2015 until May 21, 2016

As part of the 50th Anniversary Celebration, the Academic Symposium Series highlights the collaboration among UCI’s world-class research, National Academies and industry leaders. The focus is on the trajectory of discovery and innovation over the next 50 years.

Oct. 8-9, 2015
Transforming Migrations: Beyond the 1965 Act
Presented by UCI faculty members of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
For additional information, click here. Full video coverage of the event is available on YouTube. Watch the videos here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQw7KTnzkpXfNdJAvKf6VwrBHTiE8Z6y8

 

 

F. Sherwood Rowland passes away at 84Oct. 28, 2015
Science and Policy of Climate Change
Lecture by Nobel laureate Mario Molina, Organized by UCI faculty members of the National Academies
For additional information, click here. Video coverage of the event is available on YouTube. Watch the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wk2jTo8Yfd4&feature=youtu.be

 

1999-samueli-engineering_physics.uciFeb. 24-25, 2016
Future of Engineering
Presented by UCI faculty members of the National Academy of Engineering
Featured speakers include Eric Betzig, 2014 Chemistry Nobel Laureate; Nicholas Donofrio, former Executive Vice President of Innovation & Technology for IBM; Charles Elachi, Director of JPL, California Institute of Technology; and Arunava Majumdar, Jay Precourt Provostial Chair Professor at Stanford University.
For additional information, click here.

 
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Feb. 26, 2016
The Future of Higher Education

50th Anniversary Academic Symposia Signature Event
Interactive presentation, featuring UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman, National Academy of Sciences President and UCI Chancellor Emeritus Ralph Cicerone, Harvey Mudd College President Maria Klawe and President of Meharry Medical College Dr. James E.K. Hildreth. Moderated by Chronicle of Higher Education Editor Michael Riley. For additional information, click here.

 

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California Modern, Irvine Style: Campus Architecture. City Planning and the Legacy of William Pereira
Keynote address by architect and MacArthur Fellow Elizabeth Diller. Presented by faculty members of the School of Humanities, Claire Trevor School of the Arts, School of Social Ecology , UCI Libraries and City of Irvine
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UCI Medal AwardsMay 2, 2016
Cutting Edge Medicine Today & Tomorrow
Presented by the UCI faculty members of the National Academy of Medicine as part of the 50th Anniversary Academic Symposium Series, Cutting Edge Medicine Today & Tomorrow, brings together leaders and experts to discuss the future of healthcare and medicine.
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humanities_gateway_sustainableMay 20-21, 2016
Creativity, Cognition, Critique
Keynote address by N. Katherine Hayles, member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Presented by UCI faculty members of the School of Humanities and Claire Trevor School of the Arts
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