Hispanic Serving Institutions  The University of California, Irvine (UCI) received the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) designation in 2016. The HSI is a federal designation that can be obtained when an institution’s Latinx student body makes up a minimum of 25% of the undergraduate student population. Once an institution obtains the HSI designation, they are eligible […]

Team science has been the key method of the UCI-MPNA collaborative, and has provided an infrastructure for multiple projects to flourish at the same time. Team science is collaborative research that brings together researchers from across disciplines and community-based organizations to work together on research projects with a unifying goal. In doing so, it has […]

Background and History  Madison Park Neighborhood Association-Getting Residents Engaged in Exercise and Nutrition (MPNA-GREEN) is a local non-profit organization established in 1987.  MPNA-GREEN is a resident run, non-profit organization that supports the environmental justice movement in Santa Ana by empowering local residents.  With the support of Santa Ana residents, including the Comunidad Unidad Aire Limpio […]