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Older corneas found suitable for transplantation

Dr. Ronald Gaster, UC Irvine professor of ophthalmology, participated in a national study showing that older corneas are as suitable…

Newly discovered galaxy cluster is farthest ever identified

UC Irvine scientists have discovered a cluster of galaxies in a very early stage of formation that is 11.4 billion…

Study focuses on Arab American women and employment

Arab American women, while highly educated, often have lower levels of employment than women of other racial or ethnic groups,…

Epilepsy marked by neural 'hub' network

An increased number of neuron “hubs” in the epileptic brain may be the root cause for the seizures that characterize…

Sarnecka awarded grant to study early childhood learning

Barbara Sarnecka, cognitive sciences professor at UC Irvine, has been awarded a two-year, $152,000 grant from the National Institute of…

Mosallam honored by American Society of Civil Engineers

Ayman Mosallam, professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering, recently received the Outstanding…

Apkarian receives chemistry award

Ara Apkarian, professor of chemistry at UC Irvine, has been awarded this year’s “Service Through Chemistry” award by the Orange…

Lindtner, Marcu awarded Google scholarships

Silvia Lindtner, a UC Irvine informatics doctoral student, and Gabriela Marcu (pictured), an undergraduate informatics student, have been selected as…

Lithium chloride slows onset of skeletal muscle disorder

A new UC Irvine study finds that lithium chloride, a drug used to treat bipolar disorder, can slow the development…

3 UCI professors named to OC Metro's 'Women to Watch' list

Three UC Irvine professors – Mahtab Jafari, Maria Feng and Linda Vo – were tabbed as “Women to Watch” by…