Month: January 2013

UCI study on autism named one of 10 major research achievements in 2012

A study by Daniele Piomelli identifying brain chemicals that improved symptoms of fragile X syndrome was selected as one of the 10 major research achievements funded by Brain & Behavior Research Foundation grants in 2012.

UCI study on autism named one of 10 major research achievements in 2012

A study by Daniele Piomelli identifying brain chemicals that improved symptoms of fragile X syndrome was selected as one of the 10 major research achievements funded by Brain & Behavior Research Foundation grants in 2012.

Fetal exposure to tributyltin linked to obesity in offspring and subsequent generations

Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin (TBT) – which was used in marine antifouling paints and is used as an antifungal agent in some paints, certain plastics and a variety of consumer products – can lead to obesity for multiple generations without subsequent exposure, a UC Irvine study has found.

Veteran civil rights leader Elaine Brown to speak at MLK symposium

Talk is part of a weeklong schedule of speakers and volunteer opportunities

James Weatherall

From physics to finance

In new book, professor explores scientists’ role on Wall Street

Studio artist Beatriz da Costa dies at 38

Beatriz Noronha da Costa, associate professor of studio art, died Dec. 27 in New York at the age of 38.

Mary Roosevelt

James Weatherall, UC Irvine assistant professor of logic & philosophy of science, says that mathematical models for predicting market behavior “need to be used cautiously; otherwise, they tend to engender overconfidence.”

Chancellor’s Club founders pass torch to new generation of UCI supporters

The Newkirk Alumni Center

Coming home to an open house

Homecoming attendees get chance to tour the new Newkirk Alumni Center

UCI researchers learn why Down syndrome boosts susceptibility to other conditions

A study led by UC Irvine researchers has revealed some of the underlying neural factors that explain why people with Down syndrome are more susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease, diabetes and autistic spectrum disorders.

Nursing science makes first appearance in NIH research rankings

UC Irvine’s Program in Nursing Science has landed on the National Institutes of Health research funding list for the first time, rating 54th among U.S. nursing schools.