Month: November 2010

New arts dean hopes to raise school’s profile by ‘bringing different kinds of people together.’

Dr. Dan Mercola has identified genetic biomarkers — or “fingerprints” — of prostate cancer that yield specific information about tumors, permitting earlier detection and more effective treatment.

Visiting UCI on Tuesday, Nov. 16, the crime novelist discussed his approach to writing his two memoirs.

Campus’s devotion to its urban forest earns national recognition from Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota.

UCI Distinguished Professor of neurobiology & behavior garners the $25,000 Ralph W. Gerard Prize for outstanding contributions to the field.

StemCells Inc. has filed an application with the Swiss regulatory agency for therapeutic products to conduct the world’s first clinical study of a human neural stem cell-based treatment in chronic spinal cord injury patients.

The UC Irvine women’s soccer team defeated Wake Forest University 2-0 Sunday in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UCI advances to the round of 16 for the first time and will host the University of Washington at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 20 at Anteater Stadium.

UC Irvine researchers’discovery helps explain why people burn fat more efficiently at certain times of day and could lead to new pharmaceuticals for obesity, diabetes and energy-related illnesses.

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling also protects faculty speech.

Supported by INSERM, her dopamine studies reveal new clues to brain diseases.