Briefs

California funds UCI Alzheimer's stem cell research

UC Irvine neuroscientists Frank LaFerla and Mathew Blurton-Jones (pictured) were awarded $3.6 million April 29 toward the development of an…

Graduate student to study spread of malaria

With a $10,000 award from the UC Irvine Graduate Division, Thomas Gilbreath will study how land-use in Africa affects the…

U.S. News & World Report releases graduate school rankings

UC Irvine’s graduate program in literary criticism is tops in the nation, according to the U.S. News & World Report…

UCI mock trial team finishes strong in national competition

UC Irvine’s senior Mock Trial team walked away with a 12th place finish out of 64 teams at the Mock…

Anteater baseball is No. 1 for first time

For the first time in its history, UC Irvine baseball is ranked No. 1 in the country in the Baseball…

Creative writing alum's first novel a Thriller Award finalist

Steven M. Thomas couldn’t ask for more from his first novel “Criminal Paradise.” The book was released in paperback in…

Baram wins major epilepsy research award

Dr. Tallie Z. Baram, the Danette Shepard Chair in Neurological Sciences at UC Irvine, has received the Epilepsy Research Award…

Three UCI sports teams crack nation's top 10

UC Irvine athletics program is enjoying phenomenal success this spring with three of its teams ranked in the nation’s top…

Men's volleyball sweeps aside top-ranked Pepperdine

The UC Irvine men’s volleyball team continues its march toward a second national championship in three years with a convincing…

Doctoral student wins top melanoma research scholar award

Hsiang Ho, a biological chemistry doctoral student at UC Irvine, has received a 2008 Research Scholar Award from the Joanna…