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The men’s volleyball team advances to the NCAA tournament after defeating Long Beach State on Saturday. See the story below.
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Men’s volleyball heads to NCAA tournament
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The UC Irvine men's volleyball team secured an at-large berth in the NCAA Championship tournament and will play April 30 at 1:30 p.m. in the Walter Pyramid at Long Beach State. Making its eighth NCAA appearance, the team seeded fourth and will face fifth-seed Penn State in the opening round. The Anteaters and Nittany Lions have a storied NCAA past with UCI holding a 2-1 series lead in postseason matches. Penn State is 23-6 overall after capturing the EIVA Championship with a 3-1 victory over George Mason. The Anteaters took down two No. 1 teams (Grand Canyon, Long Beach State) during the regular season and recorded five wins over Top 5 teams in 2024. The team’s high-flying offense leads the nation in kills with a 13.34 per set average.
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Giving Day nets $2.3 million
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On UCI Giving Day last week, alumni and friends in 43 states and 13 countries gave more than 4,100 gifts (a record), contributing over $2.3 million to campus programs and UCI Health initiatives.
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Sustainability achievements and tips from UCI
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UCI Health unveils utilities plant at Irvine campus
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The completion of the central utilities plant on the UCI Health – Irvine medical campus marks a major milestone for the organization’s sustainability goals. The plant will deliver clean energy to the entire site, setting a precedent in an industry known for massive power demands and large carbon dioxide emissions. The plant avoids carbon combustion and natural gas as power sources. However, in case of emergencies or blackouts, UCI Health maintains backup diesel generators, complying with federal and state requirements.
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Researching clean energy for ‘everyone and everything’
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UC Irvine’s Clean Energy Institute was founded in 2022 as an umbrella organization to help coordinate and administer sustainability research for several campus interdisciplinary centers. Its first director, Jack Brouwer, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, discusses clean energy research at UC Irvine and how that will benefit California, the U.S. and the world. Brouwer advocates for the U.S. to completely decarbonize by 2050. “Even if we only get halfway there by 2050, it’s a good thing,” he says. “We have insufficient policies and investment so far; we should be doing more. I want to do more of that at the Clean Energy Institute....We’ve got to move at a faster pace.”
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Celebrate UCI welcomes future Anteaters
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At Saturday’s Celebrate UCI festival, newly admitted students and their families visited the campus, took tours and met fellow Anteaters.
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CBS News, April 22
Cited: Michael Mendéz, assistant professor of environmental planning and policy
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House Beautiful, April 20
Cited: Michael Kleinman, co-director, Air Pollution Health Effects Laboratory
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USA Today, April 19
Cited: E. Alison Holman, professor of psychological science
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