Month: September 2019

Discovery of TOM-1 protein role heralds new directions in the disease fight

CNBC, Sept. 28, 2019 The 10 US universities that receive the most applications CNBC Make It recently analyzed 2018 admissions data in order to identify which schools receive the most applications each year. 3. University of California, Irvine Number of applicants: 85,092 Number admitted: 31,063 Number admitted who enrolled: 6,545 Percent of applicants admitted: 36.5% Percent of admitted […]

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected the National Alliance for Water Innovation – a public-private partnership with more than 35 members, including UCI – to lead an energy and desalination hub addressing water security issues in the U.S. The organization will conduct early-stage research and development on energy-efficient and cost-competitive water treatment technologies. “Desalination […]

New towers add modern touch to student housing community inspired by Tolkien mythology

With Anteaters heading back to class, we take stock of new stats

Jodi Quas, UCI professor of psychological science, has received a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to improve protocols for law enforcement officers when questioning adolescent sex trafficking victims. She and Thomas D. Lyon, the Judge Edward J. and Ruey L. Guirado Chair in Law and Psychology at USC, will examine several hundred interview […]

Nine-month degree program combines coursework, mentoring, experiential learning

The National Institutes of Health has awarded UCI engineering researchers a four-year, $1.9 million grant for the development of a noninvasive biophotonics technology platform. The proposed new optical tool will enable scientists to investigate the role of mechanical forces in normal-tissue disease development, and it has applications for high-throughput drug screening. The collaborative, interdisciplinary project […]

Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center seeks to demystify its work with public lecture series, open houses

With fellowship support, Stacy Ann Suarez Cham is pursuing her goal of a Ph.D. in ecology & evolutionary biology