O.C. Now: Monday

Kickass Women: Dr. Sourat Darabi

Director of Precision Oncology, Center for Applied Genomic Technologies, Hoag Family Cancer Institute

Scene and Seen: Irvine Public Schools Foundation Spirit of Excellence Gala

A live art demonstration at sunset by Rancho San Joaquin Middle School eighth-grader Madison Weinberg kicked off the night of celebration spotlighting the extraordinary achievements of Irvine public school students and alumni.

Kickass Women: Dr. Leslie M. Thompson

Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, and Neurobiology and Behavior, and Co-Director of the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, UC Irvine