"Songfest" a Broadway-style revue starring more than 150 students from 18 fraternities and sororities plays at the Bren Events Center April 24. This year, it raises funds for UC Irvine Medical Center's Young Adult Cancer Program.
April 20, 2009
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.
April 14, 2009
UC Irvine students want to foster a sustainable culture that moves beyond hemp bags and energy-efficient light bulbs.
April 13, 2009
Renowned molecular biologist Masayasu Nomura has devoted his life to probing the mysteries of ribosomes and cell growth.
April 9, 2009
Psychology and social behavior researcher Candice Odgers uses text messaging to study substance use and exposure among kids.
April 8, 2009
Increasingly, cancer patients supplement traditional treatments with alternative therapies such as herbs, diet and acupuncture. Unconventional approaches to prevention have gained in popularity, too. But do they work?
April 6, 2009
New facility for conducting clinical trials will take UC Irvine's medical research to a new level, allowing overnight stays and supervised diets.
March 30, 2009
Lbachir BenMohamed and Dr. Anthony Nesburn with The Gavin S. Herbert Eye Institute of UC Irvine's ophthalmology department have developed a promising vaccine to prevent ocular herpes, a leading cause of blindness. The vaccine works against the virus that also causes genital warts and may help in the battle against the spread of AIDS.
March 23, 2009
Professional sports have their annual drafts; medical education has Match Day. That's when thousands of medical school graduates nationwide learn where they will begin their careers as doctors. A story and photo essay capture the 76 UCI students who learned where they matched in a festive, emotional March 19 event.
March 20, 2009
