Gridlock puts brakes on job growth
Kent Hymel, a UC Irvine doctoral candidate in economics, found that sluggish commutes – usually indicative of high employment levels – lead to slowed job growth.
January 12, 2009
Month: January 2009
Brain imaging facilitates mental illness treatments
As a brain imaging researcher who studies schizophrenia, Dr. Steven Potkin saw a large problem limiting growth in his field and the potential for new clinical treatments.
January 12, 2009
Smoking linked to cervical cancer
Women who smoke are three times more likely to develop cervical cancer, and UC Irvine scientists recently discovered the biological link.
January 12, 2009
Small-scale lab yields large possibilities
UC Irvine opens its second clean room suitable for producing microdevices with organic material.
January 08, 2009
UCI named one of 100 'Best Value Colleges'
UCI has been named one of the “Best Value Colleges for 2009” by The Princeton Review. The list salutes 50…
January 08, 2009
Paralympic sailing champ Nick Scandone dies
UC Irvine alumnus Nick Scandone ’90, who became a world champion sailor while battling Lou Gehrig’s disease, died in his…
January 05, 2009
Study finds state program ineffective at creating jobs
A new study co-authored by UC Irvine economics professor David Neumark (pictured), finds that California’s Enterprise Zone Program has no…
January 05, 2009
Study shows ethnicity isn’t black and white
Losing your job or doing jail time can affect how people perceive your racial background, according to a recent study co-authored by Andrew Penner, UC Irvine sociology assistant professor.
January 05, 2009
Institute for Brain Aging and Dementia gets new chief
Neurobiologist Frank LaFerla is taking the reins of the UC Irvine Institute for Brain Aging & Dementia, hoping to boost clinical offerings and move forward with a new building dedicated to Alzheimer’s disease research.
January 05, 2009