Briefs

Soltesz awarded top international prize for epilepsy research

Ivan Soltesz, UC Irvine professor and chair of anatomy & neurobiology, has been named recipient of the 2009 Michael Prize,…

First nursing graduates take part in pinning ceremony

In a tradition that goes back more than a century, the first graduating class of UC Irvine’s nursing science program…

Film & media studies professor receives book award

Victoria E. Johnson has received the 2009 Katherine Singer Kovács Book Award for outstanding scholarship in film and media studies.…

Using mathematics to predict cancer growth

John Lowengrub, UC Irvine mathematics professor and chair, knows the devastating effects of cancer. His aunt died 10 years ago…

Software engineer receives research award

Richard Taylor, UC Irvine informatics professor and Institute for Software Research director, has received the 2009 ACM Special Interest Group…

Surviving disaster in Indonesia

Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, volcanic eruptions-Indonesians have seen it all. Now they’re getting help with healing from a UC Irvine…

Chemist named Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar

Alan Heyduk, assistant professor of chemistry and founding member of the UCI Physical Sciences Center for Solar Energy, has been…

Engineer receives two prestigious awards

William Sirignano, The Henry Samueli Endowed Chair in Engineering at UC Irvine, has been selected to receive the prestigious American…

Teachers wanted

Layoffs and looming education cuts may dominate news headlines, but that should not deter prospective teachers from pursuing a career…

Calling Skid Row home: making L.A. district a viable community

In Los Angeles’ Skid Row district, homeless camps, shelters and drug treatment centers share the streets with upscale lofts and…