Interested in grad school and/or a summer research in CA?

Thu, 24 Nov 2016 07:05:51 -0500
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Interested in graduate school and/or a summer research experience in beautiful coastal Southern California?

Come to an information session with the UC Irvine Graduate Dean Dr. Frances Leslie and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Dr. Thomas Parham who will talk about UC Irvine graduate programs as well as our summer research programs.

DATE: Monday, December 5th from 12-1pm in Commons 329

Founded in 1965, the University of California, Irvine combines the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UC Irvine is ranked in the top 10 public schools by US News and World Reports. Over 5,000 graduate students come to UC Irvine from around the world with unique perspectives and backgrounds, but together they comprise the core of our top-rated research enterprise and an unparalleled campus culture.

With a commitment to cutting edge research, teaching, learning and creativity, UC Irvine is a driving force for innovation and discovery. Three Nobel Prize winning researchers — two in chemistry and one in physics — have helped solidify UC Irvine as a center for quality education that fosters the passionate and enthusiastic expansion of knowledge. Our robust graduate programs create the brainpower needed to make an impact on our local, national and global communities.

SURF: The 2016 Summer Research Program application for UC Irvine is available here.
UC Irvine’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program offers undergraduate and master’s diversity students an opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects and provides an intense course of graduate preparation workshops. The program, which is designed for students who plan to pursue a Ph.D. or M.F.A. degree and enter academic careers, provides the tools needed to facilitate application, admission, and enrollment to graduate school. The SURF program is open to virtually all academic fields at UC Irvine. Qualified students with interest in pursuing their graduate program at UC Irvine are especially encouraged to apply.