Chancellor, law dean lead freshman seminar
UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake and Erwin Chemerinsky, founding dean of UCI Law School, team up to teach freshmen about civil rights.
February 27, 2009
Month: February 2009
New spine tumor treatment may help breast cancer patients
UCI orthopedic researcher Joyce Keyak has found that radioactive bone cement she helped invent can improve treatments for patients when…
February 26, 2009
Ngugi nominated for top book prize
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature and director of the International Center for Writing and Translation…
February 26, 2009
New compounds prevent cerebral palsy
Two compounds developed by UC Irvine and Northwestern University scientists prevented cerebral palsy in preclinical animal trials, giving hope that a new drug for humans may be on the horizon.
February 25, 2009
Flores wins $1,000 AspiringDocs.org video award
Senior neurobiology major Victoria Flores is one of 10 winners of the AspiringDocs.org video contest and will receive $1,000 toward…
February 25, 2009
1988 presidential nominee Dukakis to appear at UCI
Michael Dukakis, former governor of Massachusetts and the 1988 Democratic presidential nominee, will speak on “American Politics and Presidential Campaigning”…
February 25, 2009
Ready for PRIME time
An innovative UC Irvine School of Medicine program designed to lessen Latino healthcare disparities in California will produce its first graduates this year. PRIME-LC students will move into jobs as resident physicians and – it is hoped – herald a revolution in healthcare for a third of the state’s residents.
February 24, 2009
Building homecoming traditions
New Greek Village designed as rally spot for current and former members of UC Irvine fraternities and sororities at Homecoming 2009.
February 24, 2009
Perfect chemistry for 30 years
A conversation with 30-year collaborators F. Sherwood Rowland and Donald Blake.
February 23, 2009
From the director’s chair: a woman’s perspective
UC Irvine’s Film and Video Center showcases the accomplishments of five female filmmakers this month, including movie co-directed by UCI professor Fatimah Tobing Rony.
February 23, 2009