November 2009 |
| Nov. 5 | .
FEATURE: New technology in cochlear implants and hearing aids means children needn't suffer from hearing loss, says UC Irvine Dr. Hamid Djalilian. |
| Nov. 4 | .
FEATURE: Study could shed light on adaptive decision-making in humans. |
| Nov. 4 | .
RELEASE: A robot powered by a computerized model of a rodent brain will help researchers from UC Irvine and UC San Diego understand how people recognize and adapt to change. |
| Nov. 3 | .
FEATURE: UCI's Lilith Mahmud discusses the society's portrayal in a hit novel - and reveals its "best-kept secret." |
| Nov. 3 | .
FEATURE: UCI center takes multidisciplinary approach to managing chronic suffering with its new Center for Pain Management. |
| Nov. 2 | .
FEATURE: Future physician Benji Zachariah hopes to make a difference among the world's poor. |
October 2009 |
| Oct. 28 | .
ADVISORY: Turning faith into service is topic of religious diversity forum hosted at UC Irvine. |
| Oct. 28 | .
RELEASE: Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists. |
| Oct. 27 | .
FEATURE: Sherynn Umali '03 directs campus organizations, and she says clubs are an essential part of a well-rounded education. |
| Oct. 27 | .
FEATURE: Leslie M. Thompson has her eye on a treatment for the fatal Huntington's disease. Stem cells may hold the key. |
| Oct. 26 | .
ADVISORY: UCI marks 20th anniversary of Berlin Wall fall with exhibit, conference |
| Oct. 23 | .
FEATURE: UC Irvine neuroscientists have found that retinas in mice genetically altered to have Alzheimer's undergo changes similar to those that occur in the brain - most notably the accumulation of amyloid plaque lesions. |
| Oct. 23 | .
UCI experts agree that increasing access while decreasing costs is key but question whether healthcare reform can be achieved. |
| Oct. 22 | .
FEATURE: Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists. |
| Oct. 21 | .
FEATURE: A new biomedical engineering research center looks to advance technology for treating cardiovascular disease. |
| Oct. 21 | .
FEATURE: A toxin produced by mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in large quantities. UC Irvine researchers for the first time have discovered what triggers the toxin to form, which could lead to methods of limiting its production. |
| Oct. 21 | .
RELEASE: A toxin produced by mold on nuts and grains can cause liver cancer if consumed in large quantities. UC Irvine researchers for the first time have discovered what triggers the toxin to form, which could lead to methods of limiting its production. |
| Oct. 21 | .
RELEASE: UC Irvine neuroscientists have found that retinas in mice genetically altered to have Alzheimer's undergo changes similar to those that occur in the brain - most notably the accumulation of amyloid plaque lesions. |
| Oct. 20 | .
ADVISORY: Attorney General Brown discusses his 40-year political career and answers questions about California's future. |
| Oct. 19 | .
FEATURE: Halloween festivities and UCI basketball combine for a fun-filled night of music, Midnight Magic and an onstage marriage proposal. |
| Oct. 19 | .
FEATURE: Research by sociology professor Judith Treas sheds light on foreign-born seniors in the U.S. |
| Oct. 19 | .
FEATURE: Crystal Murphy Morgan studies chronic economic hardship in Africa and how micro-finance loans might help. |
| Oct. 19 | .
FEATURE: Biologist Bruce Blumberg believes industrial pollutants called obesogens are contributing to America's obesity epidemic. |
| Oct. 15 | .
FEATURE: David Neumark's study shows chain stores and corporate headquarters are more stable economic partners for cities. |
| Oct. 15 | .
RELEASE: Acclaimed artist and academic administrator from Alfred University in New York also is known as a builder of community partnerships. |
| Oct. 15 | .
RELEASE: Locally owned businesses don't protect communities from layoffs and closures, study shows. UCI co-author says findings validate efforts to attract and retain corporations. |
| Oct. 14 | .
MEDIA ADVISORY: UC Irvine presents "Stem Cell Research & Alzheimer's Disease," a public lecture and discussion about the devastation of Alzheimer's, current therapies and potential stem cell treatments. |
| Oct. 13 | .
RELEASE: Douglas C. Wallace, a pioneering UC Irvine genetics researcher whose achievements in mitochondrial medicine are leading to new treatments for chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes, has been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine. |
| Oct. 12 | .
FEATURE: UCI researchers Kenneth Longmuir and Richard Robertson have developed a more precise approach to delivery of chemotherapy drugs. |
| Oct. 12 | .
FEATURE: A new study of adolescent judgment and decision-making shows young people may not be able to fully control impulses, resist peer pressure until after 22. |
| Oct. 12 | .
FEATURE: The ubiquitous TV becomes sculpture in an exhibit of work by the late mixed-media artist Nam June Paik at Beall Center. |
| Oct. 12 | .
FEATURE: UCI offers Yukio Nishida a home for his growing family and a purpose - to help residents of student housing. |
| Oct. 12 | .
RELEASE: Emotional maturity lags cognitive ability in adolescents, study finds
They may not be able to fully control impulses, resist peer pressure till after 22 |
| Oct. 12 | .
ADVISORY: UC Irvine Earth system scientists Michael Prather and Diane Pataki will speak on "Climate Is Changing Globally. Dare We Act Locally?" as part of the Allergan Foundation Lecture Series in Modern Biology. |
| Oct. 9 | .
ADVISORY: UCI Olive Tree Initiative students share experiences from Middle East trip. |
| Oct. 8 | .
ADVISORY: Francisco Ayala speaks at opening of UCI Libraries fall exhibit, marking the 150th anniversary of Charles Darwin's seminal work, "On the Origin of Species." |
| Oct. 7 | .
FEATURE: UCI's Diane Pataki discusses strategies for dealing with climate change in Southern California. |
| Oct. 6 | .
FEATURE: UC Irvine Medical Center, Orange County's only source for Level I trauma care,gets re-certification nod from American College of Surgeons. |
| Oct. 5 | .
FEATURE: UC Irvine Medal event earns $1.1 million for scholarships and other key programs. |
| Oct. 5 | .
FEATURE: Those blue and yellow bicycles parked around the campus represent the first self-serve bike-share program in California. It's designed to reduce car trips and pollution. |
| Oct. 5 | .
FEATURE: UCI alumnus Daniel Boehne '99 could have been a pro surfer. Instead, he chose dentistry in order to help others. |
| Oct. 5 | .
FEATURE: Joseph DiMento says law can be an effective tool in protecting natural resources. |
| Oct. 5 | .
RELEASE: UC Irvine's premiere fundraising event honors campus friends and raises $1.1 million for scholarships and other key initiatives. |
| Oct. 5 | .
ADVISORY: UC Irvine is first to bring concept of self-service bicycle sharing to California, providing inexpensive and environmentally friendly campus transportation. |
| Oct. 1 | .
ADVISORY: Newkirk Center event brings together experts in law and public health to discuss environmental law, climate change and pollution in China. |
| Oct. 1 | .
FEATURE: UC Irvine's Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center is joining forces with UC colleagues to launch the Athena Breast Health Network, the largest study of its kind to improve detection, treatment and survivors' quality of life. |
September 2009 |
| Sept. 30 | .
ADVISORY: UC Irvine will host a water-and-film event to raise awareness of how water issues affect people locally and regionally. |
| Sept. 29 | .
FEATURE: Student and staff photographers walk in the footsteps of Ansel Adams, attempting to re-create the master's photographs shot at UCI in the mid-1960s. Trees and time have changed the campus. |
| Sept. 29 | .
FEATURE: More than 1 billion people worldwide have unreliable access to clean water. To raise awareness of this and other water issues, UC Irvine is hosting a two-day public event featuring free movies and a panel discussion with local water experts. |
| Sept. 28 | .
FEATURE: Software architect Erik Olsson helps students and the community find their way with ZotPortal. |
| Sept. 28 | .
FEATURE: New Web site fosters public interaction with campus. |
| Sept. 24 | .
FEATURE: Hall of Fame women's volleyball coach Paula Weishoff brings her winning pedigree to UCI. |
| Sept. 23 | .
FEATURE: California and UC Irvine take advances in stem cell research in stem cell research on the road as high school classes and educators participate in Stem Cell Awareness Day. |
| Sept. 22 | .
FEATURE: A drug in development to treat cancer could help prevent relapse behavior in people trying to overcome an addiction to cocaine, according to a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists. |
| Sept. 22 | .
RELEASE: A drug in development to treat cancer could help prevent relapse behavior in people trying to overcome an addiction to cocaine, according to a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists. |
| Sept. 21 | .
FEATURE: UC Irvine's impact on Alzheimer's research is acknowledged on World Alzheimer's Day. |
| Sept. 21 | .
FEATURE: Five longtime UC Irvine colleagues share their campus memories as they get ready to retire. |
| Sept. 21 | .
FEATURE: UCI tour guides serve as campus ambassadors. |
| Sept. 16 | .
FEATURE: The UC Irvine campus will become a living renewable energy laboratory under a statewide program designed to make electricity generation and transportation safer, cleaner and more affordable for Californians. |
| Sept. 16 | .
FEATURE: Cooking classes at Anteater Recreation Center are among the low-cost enrichment activities at UC Irvine, kicking off an occasional series called "UC I Can Afford It." |
| Sept. 16 | .
RELEASE: Anteater Recreation Center's expansion gets gold nod from Green Building Council. |
| Sept. 15 | .
RELEASE: The UC Irvine campus will become a living renewable energy laboratory under a statewide program designed to make electricity generation and transportation safer, cleaner and more affordable for Californians. |
| Sept. 14 | .
FEATURE: As much as we know about the human body, some of the more mundane, daily functions are least understood. |
| Sept. 14 | .
FEATURE: Domingos Begalli, physical sciences computer resource manager, brings the Brazilian martial art capoeira to campus. |
| Sept. 14 | .
MEDIA ADVISORY: Press briefing scheduled to update investigation of Sept. 13 shooting on UC Irvine campus. |
| Sept. 10 | .
FEATURE: Drama department's staging of new musicals gives lovers of the genre a voice in the future of Broadway. |
| Sept. 9 | .
FEATURE: Overcoming a research snag was child's play for assistant biomedical engineering professor Michelle Khine - and it earned her international recognition. |
| Sept. 9 | .
FEATURE: Using advanced brain imaging techniques, UCI scientists have discovered that a person's brain activity while remembering an event is very similar to when it was first experienced, even if specifics can't be recalled. |
| Sept. 9 | .
FEATURE: Nine paintings created through an Alzheimer's Association program called Memories in the Making are on display at UCI MIND. |
| Sept. 9 | .
RELEASE: Nine paintings created through an Alzheimer's Association program called Memories in the Making are on display at UCI MIND. |
| Sept. 9 | .
RELEASE: Using advanced brain imaging techniques, UCI scientists have discovered that a person's brain activity while remembering an event is very similar to when it was first experienced, even if specifics can't be recalled. |
| Sept. 8 | .
FEATURE: Retiring Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Administration Christina Hansen facilitated UCI's evolution into a research powerhouse. |
| Sept. 2 | .
FEATURE: Gillian Hayes, informatics assistant professor, designs computerized devices that help teachers work with children who have autism. |
| Sept. 2 | .
FEATURE: Flu season is just around the bend, and one UCI expert says common-sense precautions and flu shots can do a lot to ward off H1N1. |
| Sept. 1 | .
FEATURE: Neighborhood stability and social programs can help mitigate uptick in violence. |
| Sept. 1 | .
RELEASE: Parolees' release increases neighborhood crime, but residential stability and social service slow the rate. |
| Sept. 1 | .
FEATURE: Dr. Scott Goodwin takes a new approach to an age-old problem for women at UC Irvine Medical Center. |
| Sept. 1 | .
RELEASE: Drawing on expertise from computers to art, a new center in Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences will study virtual worlds. |
August 2009 |
| Aug. 31 | .
FEATURE: Liz Toomey, assistant vice chancellor of community & government relations, talks about the UC system's impact on everyday life in California. |
| Aug. 27 | .
FEATURE: UCI research on infectious diseases, such as dengue fever, HIV and meliodosis, could benefit millions worldwide. |
| Aug. 26 | .
FEATURE: Four other people are known to have survived the kind of spinal injury suffered by Jon Wilhite in a triple-fatality car crash, and everything had to go just right for emergency personnel and UC Irvine Medical Center doctors before this story could be told. |
| Aug. 26 | .
FEATURE: UCI funds research on financial practices in developing countries. |
| Aug. 24 | .
FEATURE: Director of new student programs and alumna Jill Halvaks gives incoming freshmen their first lessons in becoming Anteaters. |
| Aug. 24 | .
FEATURE: UC Irvine School of Law opens to inaugural class of 61 students who will help develop innovative curriculum. |
| Aug. 19 | .
FEATURE: UCI's David Dooley studies the impact of unemployment on mental health. |
| Aug. 18 | .
FEATURE: UC Irvine engineers plan to outfit the local water system with sensors that will alert officials when and where pipes crack or break, hastening repair - thanks to nearly $5.7 million over three years from the National Institute of Standards & Technology and several local water groups. |
| Aug. 18 | .
FEATURE: Portable ultrasound scanners in the ER can save lives by expediting diagnosis. |
| Aug. 18 | .
RELEASE: UC Irvine engineers plan to outfit the local water system with sensors that will alert officials when and where pipes crack or break, hastening repair – thanks to nearly $5.7 million over three years from the National Institute of Standards & Technology and several local water groups. |
| Aug. 17 | .
FEATURE: Bicultural professor Roxanne Varzi makes a film about Iranian American identity and the aftermath of war. |
| Aug. 17 | .
FEATURE: With $20 million over five years from the National Science Foundation, UC Irvine scientists hope to become the first ever to make real-time videos of single molecules in action - a feat that has proved elusive because size and time scales are so small. |
| Aug. 17 | .
RELEASE: A UC Irvine center that aims to make real-time videos of single molecules in action has been awarded $20 million over five years from the National Science Foundation. |
| Aug. 12 | .
FEATURE: Using satellite data, UC Irvine and NASA hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade - and they believe human consumption is almost entirely to blame. |
| Aug. 12 | .
RELEASE: Using satellite data, UC Irvine and NASA hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade - and they believe human consumption is almost entirely to blame. |
| Aug. 11 | .
FEATURE: Bryce Spitze and Brenda Campos-Spitze, first married couple to enter UC Irvine's medical school, intend to play a role in an emerging healthcare system designed to provide affordable, quality care for all. |
| Aug. 10 | .
FEATURE: Political scientist Carole Uhlaner discusses how the two-thirds vote requirement, term limits and ballot propositions have made the state difficult to govern. |
| Aug. 10 | .
FEATURE: More children than ever are being burned in beach fire pit accidents. |
| Aug. 10 | .
FEATURE: Students in internship program explore career paths in Washington. |
| Aug. 6 | .
RELEASE: A UC Irvine study has found that a gene called TOMM40 appears twice as often in people with Alzheimer's disease than in those without it. Alzheimer's, for which there is no cure, is the leading cause of elderly dementia. |
| Aug. 5 | .
FEATURE: UCI bids farewell to retiring Dean of Students Sally Peterson, a major contributor to campus life for 35 years. |
| Aug. 4 | .
FEATURE: Volunteers from Facilities Management department build a playhouse to help provide real shelter for the homeless. |