Month: May 2010

Lawyers tend to be overconfident about case outcomes, study finds

Lawyers often overestimate their chances of success when predicting the outcomes of civil and criminal cases, reports a new study co-authored by UC Irvine psychologist and law professor Elizabeth Loftus.

UC Irvine News Brief: Senior golfer John Chin named National Player of the Week

‘Golfweek’ honor comes after leading UCI to its sixth Big West Conference title since 2001.

Julian Feldman

Julian Feldman, Extraordinarius

His vision led to the 1968 creation of an information and computer sciences department, which he twice chaired and would become the first ICS school in the University of California system.

UC Irvine News Brief: Federal grant to support interdisciplinary hearing research program

National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders awards $900,000 to UCI’s Center for Hearing Research.

UC Irvine Advisory: Sapolsky lecture

Robert Sapolsky of Stanford University will address “Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers” as part of the Allergan Foundation Lecture Series in Modern Biology at UC Irvine.

UCI to dedicate Sue & Bill Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute

Reflecting the UCI’s deep commitment to shaping the future of healthcare, Sue & Bill Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute is the first major stem cell center in Southern California, a region known for biomedical innovation.

Dr. Suzy Kim

Helping spinal injury patients move forward

Dr. Suzy Kim knows – from personal experience – that early, rigorous rehab is key for spinal injury patients.

Calit2 to debut its TechPortal

TechPortal will serve as gateway to commercialization for university innovations.

Speaking of Jack

Campus and community leaders recall working with the multifaceted Jack Peltason.

In praise of Peltason

Jack Peltason, UC Irvine’s second chancellor and the University of California’s 16th president, has received the American Council on Education’s Distinguished Service Award for “a lifetime of achievement and service to higher education and to ACE.”