Faculty

Anthropology professor Tom Boellstorff explores Second Life and finds his fellow avatars eager to talk about their virtual world experiences.

Graduate student Maria Parente studies the effect of unsupervised after-school settings for children.

UC Irvine Student Center earns kudos for its Earth-friendly design and construction, and it’s healthy for students, too.

Current guidelines for normal fetal growth don’t align with the ethnic diversity of the childbearing population. UC Irvine researchers will share a $1.7 million grant to devise new definitions.

Earth scientist Claudia Czimczik digs in Peru for new dirt on global warming.

UCI study of online daters shows race-based preferences prevail, especially among whites.

The rise and fall of the VHS format and it’s influence on popular culture is explored in a new book by Lucas Hilderbrand, film & media studies assistant professor.

The National Children’s Study will begin recruiting future Orange County mothers for the largest and most comprehensive long-term study ever conducted in the United States on child development and health. UC Irvine researchers will lead the effort.

Artist transforms electrical detritus into imaginary, evolving organisms in current Beall Center exhibit.

UC Irvine students want to foster a sustainable culture that moves beyond hemp bags and energy-efficient light bulbs.