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Julia Foote Najera presents her summer research at the 2025 Biomedical Engineering Society conference

Concordia partners with UCI to advance training, research ops for engineering students

12/5/2025 - 3 minute read

Ties between the Concordia and UCI engineering departments trace back to the start of the Concordia engineering program in 2021, propelling students into promising careers, including one engineering graduate, Tiffany Carrillo, who completed her master’s at UCI and now works for Boeing.

EPiCS Club president shares how his Concordia journey landed on engineering

12/5/2025 - 1 minute read

Here at Concordia, there is a wide variety of different clubs and extracurricular activities. One of these is called the EPiCS club. The EPiCS Club is a club centered around engineering, math and computer science, both here on campus and in the broader community. It’s a club that seeks to create a supportive community for undergraduate STEM students to explore and share keen interests in these subjects.

Concordia’s Chemical Society attends ACS Western Regional meeting

11/11/2025 - 2 minute read

Concordia’s American Chemical Society attended the 2025 ACS Western Regional meeting this past week, which is an event that brings together researchers from across California. The ACS was able to introduce others to Concordia, which led to networking and great discussions with students.

Dr. Meier and a few of the researchers a part of the LPLS

Parkinson’s study delivers valuable research opportunities for Concordia students

11/11/2025 - 5 minute read

In summer 2023, the Lifestyle and Parkinson’s Longitudinal Study recruited approximately 75 participants for the first time at Concordia University. Two years later, the study has expanded to serve more than 100 participants diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease from Orange County, providing opportunities for Concordia’s undergraduate students to work as research assistants.

ACS Members: Left to right in pictures: Michael Lourenco, Madison Lafon, Micah McGranahan, Professor Montana Mellody

Exploring the Hidden Life of Spices: National Chemistry Week Comes to the Santa Ana Zoo

10/24/2025 - 2 minute read

The Santa Ana Zoo hosted the American Chemical Society’s National Chemistry Week event on Sun., Oct. 21. The main theme for this year’s National Chemistry Week event in Orange County was “The Hidden Life of Spices.”