Year: 2018

Literary journalist awarded Alicia Patterson Foundation grant for stories about epigenetics

Erika Hayasaki, a UCI associate professor of English who teaches literary journalism, has received a 12-month, $40,000 grant from the Alicia Patterson Foundation. The award will help fund Hayasaki’s research, reporting and travel for four magazine-style stories involving epigenetics, including twin studies, the intersection of science and the courts, and the future of gene editing. […]

Earned income tax credit increases women’s earnings over time, study finds

UCI researchers are first to focus on long-term benefits of federal provision

A woman of many worlds

Multicultural, first-gen doctoral student strives to reconcile academia and the creative arts

UCI recycling and reuse program debuts in Climate Lab video

The UCI campus community has made a serious effort to cut waste in recent years, resulting in an 80 percent reduction in non-biodegradable junk going to landfills. UCI recycling manager Anne Krieghoff discusses the university’s trash-abatement programs in a new Climate Lab video premiering today. Produced by the University of California in partnership with Vox, […]