Cahalan, Duncan, Trumbore elected to National Academy of Sciences
Election to the NAS is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist.
Election to the NAS is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a U.S. scientist.
Physiology & biophysics professor Todd Holmes has received a five-year, $2.1 million Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences to study how insects process short-wavelength light in the ultraviolet-through-blue spectral range. This work builds on research from the Holmes lab published over the past few years in Science, Nature and […]
In the spirit of Halloween, we offer a witches’ brew of peculiar probes and freaky findings by UCI researchers
By understanding how water flows in and out of eye lens cells, UC Irvine and Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers are providing new insights into the underlying molecular mechanisms that can lead to cataracts.
Irvine, Calif., May 29, 2013 — Scientists at UC Irvine have discovered that a synthetic compound originally derived from a sun anemone toxin enhances metabolic activity and shows potential as a treatment for obesity and insulin resistance. The findings, published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, present the first evidence that the […]
UCI faculty now boasts 26 members of the prestigious organization.
In the past year, UC Irvine students, staff and faculty have stepped up in the face of continuing budget challenges and fee increases with innovation, drive and talent. The result? Research breakthroughs, national honors, global outreach, sports firsts – even a Guinness world record. Here are some top 2010 stories.
Commencement is appropriate time to do a by-the-numbers review of the academic year at UC Irvine.
Greg Duncan finds that an income boost for poor families with young children leads to improved academic performance and lifetime earnings.
Biologist Tom Lane and a team of UCI researchers are leading an effort to determine whether a stem-cell-based treatment can repair neurological damage caused by multiple sclerosis.