Month: November 2010

UC Irvine News Brief: Daylong symposium to focus on Arctic preservation

Speakers at the Nov. 12 event – seventh in the “Toward a Sustainable 21st Century” series – include UCI chemistry professor and chair Donald Blake and law school dean Erwin Chemerinsky.

VA names UCI orthopedic biomedical engineer a senior research career scientist

Agency support for future studies in biomechanics of knee and shoulder joints could aid veterans.

Chancellor’s fall message: Leadership excellence

UC Irvine Chancellor Michael Drake welcomes students, faculty and staff to the fall 2010 quarter with a message on leadership excellence.

John Hemminger new vice chancellor for research

Renowned chemist, physical sciences dean is a ‘committed campus collaborator.’

UCI non-small cell lung cancer study highlights advances in targeted drug therapy

Lung cancer tumors stop growing, shrink or disappear in 90 percent of patients targeted drug therapy study.

Bryan Doerries

Healing the wounds of war

The ancient Greeks knew the battlefield could leave emotional scars, and they had a distinctive way of dealing with it: They put on a play. Dramas about Achilles and Ajax showed these mythological war heroes suffering from the “divine madness” caused by combat — known today as post-traumatic stress disorder. “Scholars say Greek theater helped […]

Justin Richland

Crossing cultures

Indigenous cultural artifacts share space with family photos on the walls and shelves of Justin Richland’s UC Irvine office: kachina dolls, Hopi ceremonial rattles and a skate deck made by Lakota-owned Wounded Knee Skateboards. The items reflect ancient traditions as well as ways in which Native Americans are adapting their culture to the modern era. It’s […]

Will McKleroy and Sam Dodson practice portable ultrasound

Medicine’s new wave

On her first day as a UC Irvine medical student, Sarah Rooney received an Apple iPad. Not just any ordinary iPad — this one came loaded with all of the books, notes, presentations and videos she needs for her first year of medical school. UCI’s School of Medicine was first in the nation to provide the tablet […]

UC Irvine News Brief: UCI nephrology chief honored by American College of Physicians

Dr. Nosratola D. Vaziri is the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Laureate Award.

Molly Burke

Fly study solves scientific riddle

History of fruit fly research and riddle solved at UCI.