Faculty

Dr. Scott Goodwin

Treating fibroids without surgery

Dr. Scott Goodwin takes a new approach to an age-old problem for women at UC Irvine Medical Center.

A man in a jail cell with the door open

Parolees' release leads to crime

Neighborhood stability and social programs can help mitigate uptick in violence.

UCI neurobiologist Leslie M. Thompson

Race against the clock

Ask UC Irvine neuroscientist Leslie M. Thompson to describe how Huntington’s disease affects patients, and she replies by turning to her computer. “I can show you,” she says. She clicks on a video of patients she visited in Venezuela. On-screen, a middle-aged man stands on a street corner, swaying as if intoxicated. A woman, no […]

A rice Farmer in Thailand

Stopping the spread of infectious diseases

UCI research on infectious diseases, such as dengue fever, HIV and meliodosis, could benefit millions worldwide.

Money management among the poor

UCI funds research on financial practices in developing countries.

UCI Law Library

Cracking the law books

UC Irvine School of Law opens to inaugural class of 61 students who will help develop innovative curriculum.

Dr. Chris Fox

Ultrasound in the ER: Wave of the future

Portable ultrasound scanners in the ER can save lives by expediting diagnosis.

Roxanne Varzi

Storytelling in Tehran

Bicultural professor Roxanne Varzi makes a film about Iranian American identity and the aftermath of war.

V. Ara Apkarian

Imaging the inner workings of single molecules

With $20 million over five years from the National Science Foundation, UC Irvine scientists hope to become the first ever to make real-time videos of single molecules in action – a feat that has proved elusive because size and time scales are so small.

Women draw water from a well near Dudu, Rajasthan

Satellite data explains vanishing India groundwater

Using satellite data, UC Irvine and NASA hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade – and they believe human consumption is almost entirely to blame.