Epidemiology & Biostatistics

"I want to thank our entire campus and Orange County community for their support, input and dedication in establishing the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health – poised to become a destination of innovative training and cutting-edge, inclusive research." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)

"Southern California businessman Joe Wen gave $50 million to turn the university’s public health program into the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, and to create two endowments aimed at boosting the academic and research capabilities of the university’s work in critical health-related fields." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)

"The support of the University of California in making our program a school and now this incredibly generous gift from Joe C. Wen will elevate our profile nationally among schools and programs of public health. The hard work and dedication of our faculty, staff and students and the entire campus in becoming a school are further being recognized through this transformative gift." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)

"I think the new public health is rolling up our sleeves, finding partners — not just in the community — but in business and industry. We all have to work together. Public health is outward facing, not just inward." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)

"The University of California, Irvine announced that its newly created school of public health will be named after Joe. C. Wen, founder of multinational conglomerate Formosa Ltd., in recognition of a $50 million gift from Wen." (Bernadette Boden-Albala)