Briefs

Zot!Alert subscribers are in the know during emergencies

Students, faculty and staff received text message alerts and subsequent “all clear” messages on their cell phones Sunday after an…

Tseng named space research fellow

UC Irvine postdoctoral researcher Dr. Bertrand Tseng (pictured) is one of four young investigators to be named a National Space…

National energy report encourages basic science research

John Hemminger (pictured), UC Irvine physical sciences dean, chaired a national committee that recently released a report on the energy/environment…

UCI marks International Human Rights Day

UC Irvine faculty, students and staff marked the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights – a document…

Olympian named head women's volleyball coach

Paula Weishoff, a three-time Olympian and USA Volleyball Hall of Fame inductee, has been named head coach of the UC…

California funds UCI stem cell sorting, tracking research

Two UC Irvine scientists will receive grants totaling nearly $1.6 million to develop and advance stem cell sorting and tracking…

Drought, deforestation link fuels climate change

In the rainforests of equatorial Asia, the practice of using fire to clear forests and destroy organic soil increases substantially…

E. coli sheds light on global warming adaptation

UC Irvine biologists Al Bennett, Brandon Gaut and Tony Long received $900,000 from the National Science Foundation to study bacteria…

Spine research team takes top prize

Researchers from the UC Irvine Reeve-Irvine Research Center and Department of Orthopaedic Surgery received a top award at the 36th…

M.F.A. grad recognized with major writing award

David J. Morris, a 2008 graduate of UC Irvine’s M.F.A. fiction writing program, has been awarded the prestigious Staige D.…