Briefs

UCI receives grant to improve English and arts instruction in K-2 classrooms

UC Irvine could one day claim it helped discover the next Picasso and Shakespeare, thanks to a $828,219 grant to…

Erenkrantz named president of prominent open-source software foundation

UC Irvine doctoral student Justin Erenkrantz was recently appointed president of the Apache Software Foundation, one of the world’s largest…

Three UCI scientists elected fellows of American Physical Society

Three UC Irvine scientists in the School of Physical Sciences have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society: Kieron…

UCI faculty members rank high for productivity

UC Irvine ranks among the best in the country for faculty productivity, according to Academic Analytics, a for-profit company that…

Jafari receives distinguished teaching award from Academic Senate

Mahtab Jafari, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences at UC Irvine, was named the 2007-08 recipient of the Distinguished Assistant Professor…

UC Irvine awarded grant to launch teaching program

UC Irvine has been awarded up to $2.4 million over five years to improve teacher education in math and science…

Living Our Values Award recipients announced

Chancellor Michael V. Drake has announced the recipients of the fall 2007 Living Our Values Awards, which honor UC Irvine…

Cognitive scientist awarded $500K to study motion perception

Myron Braunstein, professor emeritus of cognitive sciences at UC Irvine, has received a $500,000, five-year grant from the National Institutes…

Emulex funds endowed engineering chair at UCI

UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering will establish the Emulex Endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science with…

UC Irvine Healthcare boasts 82 of the "Best Doctors in America"

Eighty-two UC Irvine Healthcare physicians have been named to the 2007 Best Doctors in America list by Best Doctors, Inc.,…