Briefs

Meyskens honored for cancer prevention achievements

Dr. Frank L. Meyskens Jr. of UC Irvine will be honored by the American Association for Cancer Research for his…

Dried mushrooms slow climate warming in northern forests

The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally in mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia…

Vitamin B3 reduces Alzheimer's symptoms, lesions

An over-the-counter vitamin in high doses prevented memory loss in mice with Alzheimer’s disease, and UC Irvine scientists now are…

Anteaters get out the vote

Anteaters flexed their political muscles this week by showing up for early voting at the UC Irvine Student Center. The…

UCI breaks ground on new stem cell building

UC Irvine broke ground Friday, Oct. 24, on a new stem cell research building that will strengthen and unify this…

Steinert receives distinguished faculty award

To his patients, Dr. Roger Steinert is one of the world’s most accomplished laser eye surgeons. But to UC Irvine…

UCI wins environmental health champion award

The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit in UC Irvine Health Sciences was selected by the Environmental Protection Agency as a…

UCI psychiatrists recruiting for depression study

Are you depressed for more than two weeks? Researchers from UC Irvine and UC San Diego psychiatry departments are recruiting…

UCI recognized for innovative transportation

UC Irvine’s Parking and Transportation Services and ZEV-NET recently were honored in the 2008 Clean Air Awards’ Innovative Transportation Projects…

Professor Margot Norris invited into Finnish learned society

Margot Norris, UC Irvine Chancellor’s Professor of English and Comparative Literature, has been nominated as a foreign member of the…