Month: December 2007

UCI alumna named political director to Democratic party of Orange County

Lindsay Hopkins was selected the new political director to the Democratic Party of Orange County Monday, Dec. 17. A recent…

Skateboard injuries incur economic pain, too

Researchers from UC Irvine School of Medicine’s Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention have found that the economic aches attached…

UCI engineer awarded $2.1 million for stem cell research

A UC Irvine engineer has been awarded $2.1 million from the state to support a study on the effect of…

Versed in healing

For poet Dr. Frank Meyskens, inspiration can strike anywhere – even the hospital construction site

UCI criminology class among 'The 15 Coolest College Courses'

A UCI class taught by criminology, law & society professor Henry Pontell (pictured) was ranked among “The 15 Coolest College…

UCI names new athletics director

Michael Izzi, associate athletic director for sports administration and development at Stanford University, has been named intercollegiate athletics director at…

Genetic switch for circadian rhythms discovered

UC Irvine researchers, led by Paolo Sassone-Corsi, Distinguished Professor and pharmacology chair, have identified the chemical switch that triggers the…

Hypertension patients not reaching blood pressure goals

Nearly three-fourths of American adults with coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes or other conditions that raise the risk for cardiovascular…

UC Irvine's Tim Hutten nominated for prestigious water polo award

UC Irvine senior two-meter man Tim Hutten has been selected as a finalist for the prestigious Peter J. Cutino Award,…

Genetic switch for circadian rhythms discovered

University of California, Irvine researchers have identified the chemical switch that triggers the genetic mechanism regulating our internal body clock.