Month: January 2013

UC Irvine student Jillian Kardell, 20, is a member of Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea, which has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

UC Irvine student Jillian Kardell, 20, is a member of Mariachi Divas de Cindy Shea, which has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

Fellowship recipients’ work spans a range of disciplines, from cancer research to energy conservation

UC Irvine biologists, chemists and computer scientists have identified an elusive pocket on the surface of the p53 protein that can be targeted by cancer-fighting drugs. The finding heralds a new treatment approach, as mutant forms of this protein are implicated in nearly 40 percent of diagnosed cases of cancer, which kills more than half a million Americans each year.

UC Irvine’s Dr. Maxime Cannesson, associate professor of clinical anesthesiology, and Dr. Shermeen Vakharia, clinical professor of anesthesiology and vice chair for quality and patient safety, are two of 10 recipients of UC Health Fellowships from the University of California’s Center for Health Quality & Innovation.

UC Irvine’s Dr. Maxime Cannesson, associate professor of clinical anesthesiology, and Dr. Shermeen Vakharia, clinical professor of anesthesiology and vice chair for quality and patient safety, are two of 10 recipients of UC Health Fellowships from the University of California’s Center for Health Quality & Innovation.

Lecture hosts — UC Irvine chapter of the National Society of Leadership & Success —  introduces students to  people who have changed the world through community service

Agricultural irrigation in California’s Central Valley doubles the amount of water vapor pumped into the atmosphere, ratcheting up rainfall and powerful monsoons across the interior Southwest, according to a new study by UC Irvine scientists.

The government of India has announced that UC Irvine Distinguished Professor Satya Atluri will receive the 2013 Padma Bhushan award.

The government of India has announced that UC Irvine Distinguished Professor Satya Atluri will receive the 2013 Padma Bhushan award.