Month: May 2011

Zuzanna Siwy

‘Zapping’ viruses can speed identification, physicist finds

Physicist Zuzanna Siwy is working on faster identification of viruses to enable earlier treatment.

UC Irvine News Brief: Famiglietti briefs Kofi Annan on center's water work

Earth system science professor and former U.N. secretary general spoke at summit last month in Berlin.

Lauds & Laurels honoree studies role of ethnic clubs on campus

The prospect of better employment may be what motivates students to enroll in college, but the key to keeping them enrolled has a lot to do with peer-bonding experiences and organizational involvement, says Daisy Reyes, UC Irvine graduate student in sociology and Lauds & Laurels honoree.

2011 Lauds & Laurels recipients

Awards presented by UCI Alumni Association at May 12 ceremony.

Danielle Tinkoff, Sasha Richey, Alexis Hickman, Joe Horwath and Sarah Lyon

Building an eco-friendly Empire

New student sustainable science team makes its mark in Western Riverside.

UC Irvine Medical Center honors nine for nursing excellence

Awards ceremony among series of events marking National Nurses Week.

Desert research station will open

Through the generosity of Audrey Steele Burnand, UCI will develop a new research center near Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.

Daisy Reyes

Helping Latino college students feel ‘at home’

The prospect of better employment may be what motivates students to enroll in college, but the key to keeping them enrolled has a lot to do with peer-bonding experiences and organizational involvement, says Daisy Reyes, UC Irvine graduate student in sociology and Lauds & Laurels honoree.

A child in prison

UCI professor studies juvenile crime

Elizabeth Cauffman’s research on adolescent development has influenced public policy on youth offenders.

UC Irvine News Brief: Health-related research is focus of first ICTS photo contest

The goal is to showcase gifted amateur photographers on campus and in the community who portray the essence of clinical discovery in their work.