UC Irvine News Brief: NBA coach and ex-Anteater Scott Brooks aids Athletics fundraiser
He hosts Sept. 21 golf invitational at Irvine’s Oak Creek Golf Club to raise money for UCI scholarships.
September 22, 2011
Month: September 2011
Gregory Washington is UC Irvine's new engineering dean
Facing fiscal challenges, the new dean vows to ‘partner or perish.’
September 22, 2011
68 new faculty members welcomed
Eight full professors join the engineering, law and medical schools.
September 22, 2011
UC Irvine News Brief: First patient enrolled in Swiss clinical trial of UCI-created stem cell therapy
Aileen Anderson and Brian Cummings of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center collaborated with StemCells Inc. to develop the treatment for chronic spinal cord injury.
September 22, 2011
"Women War & Peace" event on tap
Appearances by Academy Award winner Geena Davis and documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, as well as a “Day of Service,” will mark the Southern California debut of a bold, five-part PBS television series.
September 21, 2011
Calit2 gets $1 million to research devices we plug in
Study will focus on making electronics and appliances more energy efficient, as well as analyzing consumer behavior and forging business alliances.
September 21, 2011
New engineering dean gears up for fiscal challenge
Gregory Washington knows the mechanics of staying cool under pressure.
September 19, 2011
Can you dig it?
UCI is home to the largest international professional men’s volleyball tournament in the U.S. Six countries, eight teams and many Olympic-caliber stars will compete Sept. 26-Oct. 1 in the third annual Irvine International Volleyball Tournament – presented by ST/COMP Quiksilver – at Crawford Court.
September 19, 2011
Crowd mentality
UCI cognitive scientists want to pool people’s opinions to predict the future.
September 19, 2011