Year: 2009

The dusty boxes that line the walls of Jeff Barrett’s UC Irvine office mark a high point in his academic…

Particle beams are once again zooming around the world’s most powerful particle accelerator – the Large Hadron Collider at the…

As director of UC Irvine’s Weight Management Program, Linda Gigliotti often sees the end results of holiday overindulgence. But the new year doesn’t have to dawn with new pounds, she says, especially if you can make wise food and beverage choices without sacrificing good cheer.

Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, a new…

The University of California Humanities Research Institute, led by UC Irvine’s David Theo Goldberg, will administer a $2 million open…

With $160,000 from the National Science Foundation, Jeff Barrett and colleagues are combing through, scanning and preserving documents they hope will shed light on how to understand measurement as a consistent physical process in quantum mechanics – one of physics’ most debated puzzles that Everett believed he had solved as a graduate student.

After more than one year of repairs, the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland is back on track to create high-energy particle collisions and yield extraordinary insights into the nature of the physical universe. Eight UC Irvine scientists are involved.

Electronic devices could create significant environmental and health problems after they are thrown away. UC Irvine researchers are working with engineers, manufacturers and public health officials to find solutions.

With $160,000 from the National Science Foundation, Barrett and colleagues are combing through, scanning and preserving documents they hope will shed light on how to understand measurement as a consistent physical process in quantum mechanics – one of physics’ most debated puzzles that Everett believed he had solved as a graduate student.

Jasmine Fang named 2009-10 Dalai Lama Scholar for her efforts to encourage kindness on campus.