Briefs

Lauren Steimer appointed as new director of Film and Video Center

Film and Media Studies lecturer Lauren Steimer was recently appointed director of UC Irvine’s Film and Video Center, just in…

Diversity in Medicine series addresses healthcare disparities

In America’s ever evolving healthcare system, issues of diversity and disparities grow more and more significant. To help address them,…

9/11 stress increases risk of heart problems

Stress and fear in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks may be making Americans sicker, according to a…

Smallpox vaccine alternative identified

Infectious diseases researchers Philip Felgner (pictured) and Huw Davies with the University of California, Irvine Department of Medicine have shown…

New book supports importance of teaching evolution

<![CDATA[The National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine have released Science, Evolution, and Creationism, a book designed to…]]>

Large telescope project receives $30 million

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope project has received two major gifts: $20 million from the Charles Simonyi Fund for Arts…

UCI scientists find new way to sort stem cells

UC Irvine scientists have found a new way to sort stem cells that should be quicker, easier and more cost-effective…

UCI alumna named political director to Democratic party of Orange County

Lindsay Hopkins was selected the new political director to the Democratic Party of Orange County Monday, Dec. 17. A recent…

Skateboard injuries incur economic pain, too

Researchers from UC Irvine School of Medicine’s Center for Trauma and Injury Prevention have found that the economic aches attached…

UCI engineer awarded $2.1 million for stem cell research

A UC Irvine engineer has been awarded $2.1 million from the state to support a study on the effect of…