Health

Predicting epilepsy

Biomarker indicates which victims of febrile seizures will later develop the brain disorder

Jackie Raser

Cancer in the crosshairs

Targeted treatment through UC Irvine Health has rendered Jackie Raser’s lung tumor dormant and vastly improved her quality of life

Dr. Richard Van Etten

Leading the way for cancer cures

New Chao center director Rick Van Etten focuses on boosting patient treatments, access

Water spout

Encouraging cross-campus collaboration

Multidisciplinary projects focused on data science, medical humanities and water will be funded under new Interschool Academic Initiative program

James Earthman

Playing with fire

Titanium golf clubs can generate sparks, ignite brush in the rough, UCI study finds

The envelope please

Medical students learn where their careers as doctors will begin

Dr. Xiaolin Zi

Can kava cure cancer?

UC Irvine study of plant compound’s effectiveness against bladder malignancies has yielded promising results

Highlights of 2013 at UCI

Year brings scientific advances, national accolades, international outreach, student achievement … and zombies

Dr. Tallie Z. Baram

Getting inside the child mind

With a major neurology award and $10 million in funding, Dr. Tallie Z. Baram strives to understand early-life brain development

Dr. Roger Steinert

Seeing and believing

With the opening of the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute’s new home, UC Irvine builds on its reputation as a major clinical and research center