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Samsung taps HIPerWall video technology

The Highly Interactive Parallelized Display Wall (HIPerWall) in Calit2’s Visualization Lab has been transforming enormous research datasets into super-high-resolution images…

UCI named Climate Action Leader for measuring its greenhouse gasses

When UC Irvine joined the California Climate Action Registry last year, two staff members, Fred Bockmiller and Erin Lane, set…

UCI named one of 100 'Best Value Colleges'

UCI has been named one of the “Best Value Colleges for 2009” by The Princeton Review. The list salutes 50…

Paralympic sailing champ Nick Scandone dies

UC Irvine alumnus Nick Scandone ’90, who became a world champion sailor while battling Lou Gehrig’s disease, died in his…

Study finds state program ineffective at creating jobs

A new study co-authored by UC Irvine economics professor David Neumark (pictured), finds that California’s Enterprise Zone Program has no…

Toohey honored for humanism in medicine achievements

Dr. Julianne Toohey was one of 45 physicians nationwide to be nominated for the Association of American Medical Colleges’ 2008…

UCI software engineer honored for disaster Web portal work

Jay Lickfett, lead software engineer for UC Irvine’s RESCUE Consortium received a Platinum Award from the California Emergency Services Association…

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…