Month: August 2009

India groundwater

Using satellite data, UC Irvine and NASA hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade – and they believe human consumption is almost entirely to blame.

Bryce Spitze and Brenda Campos-Spitze

White coats, bright future

Bryce Spitze and Brenda Campos-Spitze, first married couple to enter UC Irvine’s medical school, intend to play a role in an emerging healthcare system designed to provide affordable, quality care for all.

Transportation research program gets $6.25 million UCOP grant

A new sustainable transportation research program co-directed by Stephen Ritchie, director of the UCI Institute of Transportation Studies, has been…

Carole Uhlaner

A state in crisis

Political scientist Carole Uhlaner discusses how the two-thirds vote requirement, term limits and ballot propositions have made the state difficult to govern.

Francois Genard, Lynsey Moncrieff, Ariel Anson, Britney Marshman and Jayme Nagle

UCI meets D.C.

Students in internship program explore career paths in Washington.

Fire pit precautions

Dr. Marianne Cinat, director of UC Irvine’s Regional Burn Center, says adults can take some simple and crucial steps to reduce the risk of fire pit burn injuries to children.

Delaney Deems

Parents warn of fire pit danger

More children than ever are being burned in beach fire pit accidents.

Alzheimer's gene

A UC Irvine study has found that a gene called TOMM40 appears twice as often in people with Alzheimer’s disease than in those without it. Alzheimer’s, for which there is no cure, is the leading cause of elderly dementia.

Dean of Students Sally Peterson

Dean of students’ retirement marks end of era

UCI bids farewell to retiring Dean of Students Sally Peterson, a major contributor to campus life for 35 years.

LEED Gold certification for Donald Bren Hall is UCI's fourth

Energy-efficient features and the use of recycled building materials in Donald Bren Hall have earned UCI its fourth LEED Gold…