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2015 Sloan Research Fellowships go to two UCI chemistry faculty members

Aaron Esser-Kahn and Jennifer Prescher, assistant professors of chemistry at UC Irvine, were among 126 researchers from the U.S. and Canada to receive $50,000 awards recently from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Given annually since 1955, the Sloan Research Fellowships honor early-career scientists and scholars whose achievements and potential identify them as rising stars, the […]

World's challenges demand science itself change - and fast, UCI's Steve Davis, others say in article

UCI Earth system scientist Steve Davis is among a group of leading scientists who make a case in the journal Science this week that growing global challenges have rendered obsolete sharply segregated research and expertise. The world has little use, and precious little time, for one-subject experts, they argue. Traditional, single-discipline approaches to such crises as air pollution, […]

Article proposes 'superheroes of public health'

Brandon Brown, assistant professor of public health, found a novel way to honor the heroes in his field in the current issue of the Journal of Public Health. His article, “Childhood Idols, Shifting from Superheroes to Public Health Heroes,” promotes the use of superheroes in campaigns to teach young children about the vast world of public health – […]

UCI chosen to host Water-Energy Nexus Workshop

UC Irvine has been selected, through a competitive bid process, to host a Water-Energy Nexus Workshop this spring. The goal is to distill lessons from Western U.S. states and develop recommendations to enable water and electrical utilities and other stakeholders to enhance effectiveness and efficiency in usage. Spearheaded by the University of California and the […]

Anesthesiology receives accreditation, rankings boost

The residency program in the Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care at UC Irvine has received a full five-year accreditation…

UCI ranks among top 50 'Colleges That Pay You Back'

UC Irvine is one of the nation’s best universities for students seeking great academics, outstanding career preparation and generous financial aid – according to The Princeton Review. The campus placed 42nd out of 200 schools that the education services company profiles in its just-published book “Colleges That Pay You Back: The 200 Best Value Colleges & What It Takes to Get In – 2015 Edition.”

Professor Emerita of German Ruth Kluger to get honorary doctorate from University of Vienna

Ruth Kluger, professor emerita of German at UC Irvine, will be awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Vienna this spring as that campus marks its 650th anniversary.

Stem cell researcher gets CIRM grant to advance study of brain immune cells' role in Alzheimer's

A UCI stem cell researcher will receive a $1.15 million CIRM grant to advance the study of brain immune cells and their role in Alzheimer’s disease.

O.C. & Southeast Asian Archive Center opens

The UCI Libraries’ Orange County & Southeast Asian Archive Center, which opened last week, seeks to become an incubator for digital scholarship, data analysis, digital humanities, video/oral histories, and other interdisciplinary projects based on the geographic area. It will house materials from the UCI Libraries’ current Southeast Asian Archive and regional history resources and provide […]

UCI economist awarded John M. Quigley Medal

Jan Brueckner, professor and chair of economics, is the 2015 recipient of the John M. Quigley Medal, awarded annually by the American Real Estate & Urban Economics Association.