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UCI recognizes Edison Scholars

The UC Edison Scholars Program was the focus of a celebration held in the UC Irvine Student Center on Jan.…

Newman awarded use of supercomputer for text mining research

David Newman, a research scientist in the UC Irvine Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences, has been awarded…

Franz to speak at cyber security and information intelligence event

Michael Franz, professor of computer science at UC Irvine, has been invited as a keynote speaker for the Cyber Security…

Grofman selected as Peltason chair

UC Irvine political science professor Bernard Grofman will be the inaugural Jack W. Peltason Endowed Chair, named for the former…

UCI research funding increases by 25 percent

UC Irvine researchers received $134,622,587 in award funding during the first half of fiscal year 2007-08, a 25.4 percent increase…

Maurer shares insights on cultural uses of money

UC Irvine anthropology chair Bill Maurer shows that money has meaning beyond commerce in a new slide show produced by…

Men at greater risk of complications from too much iron in blood

The world’s largest long-term study of people with a genetic blood disorder has found that men with a specific pair…

Cerebral cortex study points to stem cell treatment possibilities

Dr. Edwin Monuki, doctoral student Karla Hirokawa and their colleagues in the departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine and Developmental…

Solingen's book on nuclear-weapons proliferation praised

Etel Solingen, political science professor at UC Irvine, is receiving positive attention from international policymakers and the press for her…

Alfred Bork remembered for his work with computers in education

UC Irvine professor emeritus Alfred Bork, known for his teaching prowess, zeal about using computers in education and involvement with…