Month: January 2012

UC Irvine News Brief: New master's program to foster biomedical and clinical research

One of the first of its kind in the nation, it will prepare emerging doctors and scientists to turn basic findings into new patient treatments.

Janelle Sauz at homecoming 2011

No place like homecoming

Basketball, beer and bands define Anteater-style homecoming event set for Saturday, Jan. 28.

Teardrop proteins annihilate bacteria

Information gained from tracking lysosymes’ disease-fighting processes could aid in early cancer detection.

UC Irvine News Brief: UCI's OpenCourseWare initiative wins wide-ranging recognition

Just five years after launching the program – which makes high-quality, university-level classes available for free online – the university has captured five prestigious awards.

Social Sciences Series

Jan. 25 talk will focus on role politics, policies and markets must play in turning around the global economy.

Jesse Catlin

The marketing of meds

Doctoral candidate in marketing at The Paul Merage School of Business studies how consumers select over-the-counter drugs.

Dan Cooper

Motion promotion

UCI center explores, extols health benefits of exercise in childhood

Using water to predict fire

UCI researchers can forecast wildfires using sea surface temperatures.

Spotlighting South Korean cinema

UCI professor who studies the films of his homeland finds a fan in Martin Scorsese.

Scott Bollens

Conflicts of interest

Urban planning professor studies cities polarized by ethnic, political and religious differences.