Year: 2018

Campus also jumps nine spots to record 33rd overall in annual evaluation

Having been where they are now, history professor David Igler has a lasting influence on first-generation students

Everybody loves a winner, but when in comes to toddlers, they also care about how they win, according to a new study from University of California, Irvine cognitive science researchers. In a series of experiments involving toddlers aged 21 to 31 months, Ashley Thomas, ’18 psychology Ph.D., and Barbara Sarnecka, associate professor of cognitive sciences, […]

Jing Xia, UCI associate professor of physics & astronomy, has been awarded the 2017 Macronix Prize by the International Organization of Chinese Physicists and Astronomers. Also called the Outstanding Young Researcher Award, the honor is given to early-career faculty researchers of Chinese ethnicity who are working outside Asia. “I am very pleased to have been […]

UCI professor has directed the Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic since 2003

First-ever ‘atlas’ of circadian metabolism shows how disruptions may lead to disease

The American Geophysical Union will award its 2018 James B. Macelwane Medal to Steven Davis, UCI associate professor of Earth system science. The medal is given annually to a small group of early-career researchers for significant contributions to the geophysical sciences. The AGU noted Davis’ work in developing a science that links global climate change […]

40-year-old UCI summer institute still elevating K-12 language arts instruction

Research to focus on better connectivity between transportation and energy sectors

Social ecology faculty highlight deficits in effort to improve law enforcement, court processes and corrections