Biological Sciences

Findings could affect efforts to boost both human and ecosystem health

UCI mouse study finds significant improvements in both motor and cognitive function

Alumnus Lester Ng helps international students thrive at UCI with contribution through the university’s $1 billion Shaping the Future campaign

A proponent of citizen science, UCI graduate student Tera Dornfeld enlists students, area residents in conservation fieldwork

Study also points to potential new drug discovery advances

UCI and other scientists say Californians must learn to live within the state’s new climate

Six University of California, Irvine assistant professors have been chosen from a highly competitive cohort to receive 2015-16 UCI Hellman Fellowships, which support research by junior faculty members who show great promise. Their projects focus on self-driving cars, economic instability at the U.S.-Mexico border and the production of carbon-neutral fuels, among other topics.

Christie Fowler, UCI assistant professor of neurobiology & behavior, is one of six scientists to receive an Avenir Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

UCI doctoral candidate seeks to maximize the health of native plants in restored environments

Adam Martiny, UCI associate professor of Earth system science, and study co-author Eric D. Galbraith of McGill University show that frugal phytoplankton may obtain more CO2 in warm, nutrient-depleted parts of the ocean than previously thought. By doing so, they can have a significant impact on marine ecosystems and the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide.