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“The people who are around me know that I am fond of saying, ‘Before there was funding, there was science, and science will continue even in the face of the threat to funding,’” says Julie Washington, professor and interim dean of UC Irvine’s School of Education. Steve Zylius / UC Irvine
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Julie Washington on her love of language and the future of teaching

Interim dean of education discusses the pros of AI and perseverance

Michael Demetriou

Unique pan-cancer immunotherapy destroys tumors without attacking healthy tissue, UC Irvine study shows

Next step is testing ‘holy grail’ therapy’s safety and effectiveness in patients

Wen Public Health receives $1.9 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Environmental toxicology researcher to unlock how early development shapes health

Zhongping Chen, UC Irvine professor of biomedical engineering

UC Irvine team receives $3 million NIH award for revolutionary deep tissue imaging

Funding backs four-university research effort to solve perennial issue of light scattering

Manabu Shiraiwa (right), UC Irvine professor of chemistry, shown with project scientist Pascale Lakey.

Indoor surfaces act as massive sponges for harmful chemicals, UC Irvine-led study shows

Permeable materials in homes can retain volatile organic compounds for up to a year

David Kisailus, UC Irvine professor of materials science and engineering

Stronger national defense through biology

UC Irvine researcher uncovers nature’s blueprints for mighty materials

Engineering professor Peter Burke and grad student Sangjun Noh with the “electronic nose.”

Sniffing out danger

UC Irvine’s electronic nose may transform fields like public safety and environmental protection

Bernard Choi holding a sensor.

Shining light on trauma care

UC Irvine laser scientists pioneer optical technologies to save lives on the battlefield and beyond

Krzysztof Palczewski

The science of sight

Researcher Krzysztof Palczewski leads UC Irvine’s bold pursuit to cure blindness

Researchers at UC Irvine are first to image directional atomic vibrations

New microscopy method unveils pathways for developing advanced materials