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Grad student working on ‘superbug kryptonite’ wins UCI Grad Slam, will compete systemwide

Many insects are equipped with a natural defense mechanism against harmful pathogens: Their wings are covered with nanoscale spikes – 1,000 times thinner than a human hair – that kill bacteria and fungi cells. UCI’s 2019 winner of the University of California Grad Slam competition is mimicking these antimicrobial surfaces in the lab for potential […]

UCI’s graduate programs shine in U.S. News & World Report rankings

UCI’s doctoral programs once again shined in U.S. News & World Report’s annual graduate school rankings – published online on March 12. In just its fifth year of eligibility, the UCI School of Law ranks seventh among public universities and 23rd overall. In addition, it’s third among publics for clinical training (seventh overall) and third […]

CERN approves UCI-initiated hunt for new particles at the Large Hadron Collider

FASER detector will seek clues pointing to hidden matter in the universe

School of Law founding dean donates personal, professional papers to UCI Libraries

Collection details Erwin Chemerinsky’s illustrious 40-year legal career

Child poverty could be cut in half with proposals by UCI-led national panel

Committee provides a menu of work-oriented and income support programs

People who watch beheading videos are motivated by fear of terrorism, UCI study finds

Unfortunately, viewing them exacerbates anxiety, according to first-of-its-kind research

UCI, UCR scientists eavesdrop on DNA synthesizer to steal genetic blueprint

Research shows vulnerability of sensitive procedure to acoustic side-channel attack

Astronomers from UCI, other institutions use new technique to find extrasolar planets

Effectiveness of tool is demonstrated on recent super-Earth discovery at Barnard’s star

UCI astronomers to study galaxy formation with newly funded NASA space telescope

UCI’s Frederick Reines Hall is home to happy astronomers after this week’s announcement of NASA’s selection of the new Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer mission. The two-year, $242 million SPHEREx is targeted to launch in 2023. Asantha Cooray, UCI professor of physics & astronomy, will head one […]

UCI biomedical engineers develop wearable respiration monitor with children’s toy

Inexpensive, disposable sensors continuously measure breath rate and volume