Briefs

Study to address disparities for diabetes care

Sherrie Kaplan and Dr. Sheldon Greenfield, executive co-directors of UC Irvine’s Center for Health Policy Research, have been awarded a…

UCI philosopher of mathematics named Distinguished Professor

Penelope Maddy, professor of logic & philosophy of science and of mathematics at UC Irvine, has been named a Distinguished…

Criminology, Law & Society professor publishes book on law and morality

John Dombrink, professor of Criminology, Law & Society at UC Irvine, has co-authored a book examining morally and politically charged…

Marijuana-like brain chemicals work as antidepressant

Daniele Piomelli, the Louise Turner Arnold Chair in Neurosciences and director of the Center for Drug Discovery at the University…

Cancer Center director publishes poetry book

Dr. Frank L. Meyskens Jr., associate vice chancellor for the UC Irvine College of Health Sciences and director of the…

UCI hydrology center awarded United Nations water prize

UC Irvine’s Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing (CHRS) has been named a joint winner of the prestigious 2007 Great…

Handel receives landscape architecture honor

Steven Handel, adjunct professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at UC Irvine, has been elected an honorary member of the…

UCI-Israeli university engineering exchange program established

Henry and Susan Samueli have made a $2 million endowed gift to establish an exchange program among UC Irvine engineering…

Stem cells can improve memory after brain injury

New UC Irvine research is among the first to demonstrate that neural stem cells may help to restore memory after…

UCI dedicates more resources to stem cell research

UC Irvine has dedicated five new faculty positions to its stem cell biology program, representing a commitment of about $17…