Briefs

Fruehauf named 'Top Oncologist' by consumer group

Dr. John P. Fruehauf, associate professor of clinical medicine in the UC Irvine Department of Medicine, was recently named a…

Suchard wins national teaching award

Dr. Jeff Suchard, associate professor of clinical emergency medicine in the UC Irvine School of Medicine, has received the inaugural…

UCI study finds short-term stress can affect learning and memory

Short-term stress lasting as little as a few hours can impair brain-cell communication in areas associated with learning and memory,…

New book examines cultural significance of gestures as human expression

<![CDATA[Carrie Noland, UC Irvine professor of French, is co-editor of a new book titled Migrations of Gesture. The book examines…]]>

Chao Center testing cholesterol drug for skin cancer prevention

Lovastatin is one of the most widely prescribed cholesterol management drugs in the world, but doctors at the UC Irvine…

New stem cell technique improves genetic alteration

UC Irvine researchers have discovered a dramatically improved method for genetically manipulating human embryonic stem cells, making it easier for…

Shifts in political party control focus of study

New research by UC Irvine political science professor Bernard Grofman suggests shifts in political party control over the U.S. House,…

Art history professor publishes new book on art, culture and theology

Seemingly secular modern artifacts are often haunted by forms associated with the divine, according to a recently published book, Our

Berns named SPIE fellow

Michael Berns, professor of biomedical engineering, surgery and developmental and cell biology at UC Irvine, has been elected a fellow…

Soltesz book examines new approaches for epilepsy research

<![CDATA[ Ivan Soltesz, professor and chair of anatomy & neurobiology at UC Irvine, is co-editor of a new book titled Computational…]]>