Newly discovered galaxy cluster is farthest ever identified
UC Irvine scientists have discovered a cluster of galaxies in a very early stage of formation that is 11.4 billion…
March 31, 2008
Month: March 2008
Study focuses on Arab American women and employment
Arab American women, while highly educated, often have lower levels of employment than women of other racial or ethnic groups,…
March 26, 2008
Epilepsy marked by neural 'hub' network
An increased number of neuron “hubs” in the epileptic brain may be the root cause for the seizures that characterize…
March 25, 2008
Sarnecka awarded grant to study early childhood learning
Barbara Sarnecka, cognitive sciences professor at UC Irvine, has been awarded a two-year, $152,000 grant from the National Institute of…
March 24, 2008
Conflict resolution
Cecelia Lynch, director of the Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies, tackles the tough issues
March 21, 2008
Mosallam honored by American Society of Civil Engineers
Ayman Mosallam, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering, recently received the Outstanding…
March 21, 2008
Apkarian receives chemistry award
Ara Apkarian, professor of chemistry at UC Irvine, has been awarded this year’s “Service Through Chemistry” award by the Orange…
March 21, 2008
Lindtner, Marcu awarded Google scholarships
Silvia Lindtner, a UC Irvine informatics doctoral student, and Gabriela Marcu (pictured), an undergraduate informatics student, have been selected as…
March 20, 2008
Lithium chloride slows onset of skeletal muscle disorder
A new UC Irvine study finds that lithium chloride, a drug used to treat bipolar disorder, can slow the development…
March 19, 2008
3 UCI professors named to OC Metro's 'Women to Watch' list
Three UC Irvine professors – Mahtab Jafari, Maria Feng and Linda Vo – were tabbed as “Women to Watch” by…
March 18, 2008