Briefs

Dutt named IEEE fellow

UC Irvine computer science professor Nikil Dutt has been named as an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) fellow.…

Professor James Jester appointed Skirball Endowed Chair

James Jester, professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering, has been named the Jack H. Skirball Endowed Chair, a position established…

Madl wins Association for Computing Machinery award

Gabor Madl (pictured left), a computer science doctoral student at UC Irvine, received the prestigious 2008 Frank Anger Memorial Award…

Mulnard named fellow of American Academy of Nursing

Ruth Mulnard, former associate director of the UC Irvine Institute for Brain Aging & Dementia, has been named a fellow…

Researchers find memory can be manipulated by photos

A new study by UC Irvine psychologist Elizabeth Loftus shows that digitally altered photos influence our memories and attitudes toward…

Personal contact key to bringing out low-income and minority voters

Face-to-face canvassing of low-income and minority communities dramatically increases voter turnout within these historically low voter participation populations, according to…

MBA student shares moment with president, governor during wildfire relief efforts

Aaron Byzak, a health care executive MBA student at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, met President Bush (pictured)…

Study shows how embryos regulate vitamin A derivatives

Human embryos that get too much or too little retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, can develop into babies…

Cancer book receives positive review in Science

A new book on the evolution of cancer by Steven Frank, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Irvine,…

Groundbreaking ceremony celebrates Humanities Gateway Building

The School of Humanities hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the Humanities Gateway Building Friday, Nov. 16. Scheduled to be completed…