Month: November 2009

Developmental & cell biology office staff win K-EARTH 101 contest

Staff in the Department of Developmental & Cell Biology got a visit from K-EARTH 101 Friday, Nov. 20, thanks to…

Computer model foresees effects of alternative transportation fuels

It’s the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles…

Stem cells restore mobility in neck-injured rats

The first human embryonic stem cell treatment approved by the FDA for human testing has been shown to restore limb…

UC Irvine Advisory: Barth advisory

Aaron Barth, physics & astronomy associate professor, will discuss “Supermassive Black Holes in Galaxies” as part of the 2009-10 Discover the Physical Sciences Breakfast Lecture Series.

Free tacos offered at intrasquad baseball game

The defending Big West champion UC Irvine baseball team will kick off a new season with its annual Ants vs.…

UCI's Aaron Barth

Black hole patrol

UC Irvine’s Aaron Barth, physics & astronomy associate professor, will speak on “Supermassive Black Holes in Galaxies” as part of the 2009-10 Discover the Physical Sciences Breakfast Lecture Series.

The mummy of Esankh

The mummy’s curse: hardened arteries

A UCI study shows that hardening of the arteries has been detected in Egyptian mummies as old as 3,500 years, suggesting that factors causing heart attacks and strokes are not solely byproducts of modern times.

Glimpsing a greener future

It’s the year 2060, and 75 percent of drivers in the Greater Los Angeles area have hydrogen fuel cell vehicles…

Shane Stephens-Romero

Seeing fuels’ effects down the road

UCI computer model foresees effects of alternative transportation fuels.

Charles Limoli

Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.