Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center researchers have reported that a therapy they created to cure retinitis pigmentosa is safe and well-tolerated, with no immunological issues, by the first group of patients enrolled in an ongoing phase I/II clinical trial. Led by the regenerative medicine company jCyte, the trial has successfully undergone four […]
With the medicinal use of cannabis gaining increased attention, UCI scientist Daniele Piomelli, who studies natural marijuana-like compounds in the body and their effect on health, spoke before a Senate subcommittee July 13 about the potential medical benefits and risks of the product. The meeting of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime & Terrorism focused on […]
Public can see players train on world-class campus field this summer and beyond
Mini commencement re-created for scholar-athlete who missed June ceremony for eyesight-saving surgery
Ultimate goal of research is to turn waste heat into electricity
With a $1.5 million grant to UCI from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the UC Humanities Research Institute will explore new methods to understand rapidly evolving contemporary social and technological developments that defy traditional research approaches in the humanities. The Inquiry & Its Infrastructures: Horizons of the Humanities initiative will analyze four major themes: the interface between technology […]
EVENT: The University of California, Irvine and its community partners will host a Veteran Talent Recruitment & Retention Bootcamp for human resources professionals, designed to help boost the full-time employment of men and women who have served in the military. WHEN/WHERE: 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday, July 18, UCI Student Center (grid E8, bldg. 113 on campus map) INFORMATION: Media […]
Quarterly Metropolitan Futures Initiative reports focus on employment
UCI researcher finds health and behavior secrets inside human and animal mouths
In interim role, he fostered faculty diversity, arts/sciences collaboration and outreach