Month: October 2009

Shocktoberfest rocks

Halloween festivities and UCI basketball combine for a fun-filled night of music, Midnight Magic and an onstage marriage proposal.

Bruce Blumberg

A chemical cause of obesity?

Biologist Bruce Blumberg believes industrial pollutants called obesogens are contributing to America’s obesity epidemic.

Crystal Murphy Morgan

Fighting poverty one loan at a time

Crystal Murphy Morgan studies chronic economic hardship in Africa and how micro-finance loans might help.

Seniors play cards

Immigrants in the shadows

Research by sociology professor Judith Treas sheds light on foreign-born seniors in the U.S.

UCI to celebrate 'topping out' of new stem cell building

The UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center will host a “topping out” barbecue Friday, Oct. 16,…

UCI Police Department honored for identity theft investigation

UC Irvine’s identity theft/IRS tax fraud team has been awarded the second-runner-up prize for investigative excellence by the International Association…

American literature expert named Chancellor's Fellow

Elisa Tamarkin, associate professor of English at UC Irvine, has been awarded the title of Chancellor’s Fellow, effective Oct. 1…

For Lease Sign

Don’t bank on small business

David Neumark’s study shows chain stores and corporate headquarters are more stable economic partners for cities.

Former professor of film & media studies dies at 57

Anne Friedberg, former professor of film & media studies at UC Irvine, passed away Oct. 9 at the age of…

Center for Complex Biological Systems awarded $2 million from NIH

The National Institutes of Health has awarded UC Irvine’s Center for Complex Biological Systems $2 million over two years under…