Month: January 2013

Olive Tree Initiative to host Israeli peace negotiator

UC Irvine’s Olive Tree Initiative will host Gershon Baskin, Ph.D., for an intimate conversation about the Middle East conflict on Monday, Feb. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517.

Olive Tree Initiative to host Israeli peace negotiator

UC Irvine’s Olive Tree Initiative will host Gershon Baskin, Ph.D., for an intimate conversation about the Middle East conflict on Monday, Feb. 4, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Social & Behavioral Sciences Gateway, Room 1517.

UCI neuroscientists create fiber-optic method of arresting epileptic seizures

UC Irvine neuroscientists have developed a way to stop epileptic seizures with fiber-optic light signals, heralding a novel opportunity to treat the most severe manifestations of the brain disorder.

An Vinh Tran

Fill ’em up

Students help outfit campus with new hydration stations to turn the tide against wasteful consumption

Circadian rhythms can be modified for potential treatment of disorders

UC Irvine-led studies have revealed the cellular mechanism by which circadian rhythms – also known as the body clock – modify energy metabolism and also have identified novel compounds that control this action. The findings point to potential treatments for disorders triggered by circadian rhythm dysfunction, ranging from insomnia and obesity to diabetes and cancer.

UCI freshman applicants for fall 2013 hit record high of 60,619

UCI attracts record number of applicants — 76,235 — on the strength of academic programs, location and enthusiastic testimonials from student admissions ambassadors.

W.M. Keck Foundation grants UCI $1 million for deep-ocean power science lab

The W.M. Keck Foundation has granted $1 million to UC Irvine to build a campus laboratory in which researchers can explore the potential of using the deep ocean’s low-temperature and high-pressure conditions to generate carbon-free power from methane hydrates.

Gene Tsudik with the GenoDroid app

Gene genie

UCI smartphone app permits secure storage, testing of DNA data

Whose university is this, anyway? Expert panel to discuss

The event is sponsored by the University of California Humanities Research Institute, a multicampus entity based at UC Irvine

UCI app safely stores DNA on smartphones

UC Irvine computer scientists have created an app that could allow an individual to securely store and use his or her own DNA on a smartphone. GenoDroid, they said, could potentially be used for paternity and common-ancestry tests, customized cancer-fighting drugs and more.