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Giving

First 100 Days of School Campaign

We invite you to support the First 100 Days of School campaign. Through your support we can continue to address some of the most critical public health challenges while promoting health equity in all that we do.

Give to Wen Public Health

Our Funding Priorities

We are raising the quality of life for people around the world, while also championing the principles of evidence-based integrative health. At our core, we encourage inclusive excellence in all intellectual pursuits.

For more information or to partner with us, please contact Juliana Goswick, Director of Development,
at jgoswick@hs.uci.edu.

Empowering communities to be informed and advocate for their health

We develop innovative programs to identify optimal strategies toward healthy living, including aging in place, enhanced mental health, chronic disease control, cancer support, and stress reduction. Your gift will provide us opportunities to conduct community-based participatory research, share our knowledge and current best practices with community members, and to develop certificates and programs to train community leaders, educators, counselors and chief wellness officers.

Training a diverse workforce of future leaders in health and wellness

With more than 1,200 undergraduate and 250 graduate students in public health, most of whom are first generation or underrepresented minorities, we have a unique opportunity to nurture a new generation of leaders of health that reflect the rich multicultural population of our community. As one of the first, largest, and most diverse public health undergraduate programs in the country, 58% of those enrolled are first-generation college students and the five-year average enrollment for underrepresented minority students is 36%, your gifts will support our mission to provide scholarships that promote a pipeline for diversity and equity.

Establishing endowed chairs to recruit and retain exceptional faculty

The endowed chairs that you establish will provide the prestige and resources necessary to recruit and retain prominent faculty to advance our mission of research excellence and foster a culture of inclusion and diversity. Your support will help us recruit internationally recognized researchers, who will act as mentors to our growing,diverse student population, in the areas of epidemiology, nutrition, global health, health services research, environmental health, occupational medicine, implementation science, and health policy.

Increasing seed funding for research innovations

Your partnership will fund innovative research projects and training programs designed to stimulate research and nurture excellence in key health areas, including chronic disease prevention (heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes), integrative nutritional science, human development (brain), environmental and occupational health, health equity, community engagement, and global health.

Enhancing lab space and teaching clinics

Our faculty are engaged in cutting-edge research to protect our clean air, safe drinking water, and green space. An investment in state-of-the-art facilities will result in new and critical discoveries of environmental risks to the health of our communities. Modern, fully equipped labs and teaching clinics will attract internationally recognized researchers and clinicians who will raise the stature of our already prominent faculty.

Stories of Giving

Hear from some of our scholarship recipients about the impacts that giving has had on their education and careers in public health.

Barbara Epstein-Williams poses for a photo after climbing Machu Picchu in Peru. Photo courtesy of Barbara Epstein-Williams
Giving

Empowering the next generation: A vision for global health

September 4, 2024

Global health challenges transcend national boundaries and have far-reaching impacts on the well-being of people worldwide. By dedicating a career to global health, public health practitioners can contribute to the prevention and control of infectious diseases, the promotion of health equity, and the improvement of healthcare systems around the globe.  The Barbara Epstein-Williams Global Health

More Stories of Giving
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Margaret Whitley, MPH, PhD ’21
PhD in Public Health Alumna
“I’m also looking forward to teaching the next generation of public health practitioners and scholars. And without a doubt, Wen Public Health throughout the process of pursuing my doctoral degree, I feel prepared to do both.”
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Dr. & Mrs. Robert Phalen
Donors of an Endowed Scholarship
“In our graduate school days we could have used financial help while taking care of our two young children. Now we feel privileged to establish a financial resource for students who may be in need.”
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Malak Kudaimi, ’18
Undergraduate Alumna
“I chose UCI because of the research opportunities and its reputation for preparing their students for postgraduate pursuits.”
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Kalani Phillips ’16, MPH ’21
Two-time Anteater & Current PhD Student
“I consider this campus to be my second home. I love the diversity of the community – the setting, the people, and the opportunities for different learning experiences are reasons that keep me coming back.”
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Karina Brianna Rosalez ’22
UCI Public Health Policy Alumna
“The silver lining of the pandemic was that I realized that you have to do more to care for yourself so you can help other people,” said Karina. “And I hope to one day be able to make an impact through policy and advocacy.”