Press Releases

2012 Medalists are announced

Two couples and one individual have been selected to receive UC Irvine’s most prestigious honor, the UCI Medal, which confers lifelong recognition on those who have made exceptional contributions to the university’s mission of teaching, research and public service. The annual Medal was first awarded in 1984 to UCI founding Chancellor Daniel G. Aldrich Jr. […]

Human model of Huntington's disease created from skin's stem cells

An international consortium of Huntington’s disease experts, including several from the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center at UC Irvine, has generated a human model of the deadly inherited disorder directly from the skin cells of affected patients. The re-created neurons, which live in a petri dish, will help researchers better understand what […]

UCI will head a $12.5 million Intel social computing center

UCI will head a $12.5 million Intel social computing center that will employ social scientists, computer scientists and Intel researchers working side by side.

UCI surgeons implant tiny eye telescope

Vision is restored in macular degeneration patients using a miniature implantable telescope to mitigate effects of the eye disease.

Susan V. Bryant named UCI interim provost

Acclaimed scientist and respected leader has served the campus for 40 years and knows it well.

UC Irvine's provost accepts position as University of Oregon president

Respected leader oversaw explosive campus growth, maintained commitment to quality.

Social justice movement Ageless Alliance to be launched at White House, UCI

UC Irvine elder abuse experts launch campaign to unite generations against physical, financial and emotional neglect of vulnerable adults.

UCI researchers create mosquitoes incapable of transmitting malaria

UC Irvine vector biologist Anthony James and colleagues have produced a model of the Anopheles stephensi mosquito – a major source of malaria in India and the Middle East – that impairs the development of the malaria parasite.

Global warming could release carbon from forest soils

Vast amounts of additional carbon would warm the atmosphere even more, leading to escalation of climate change.

UC Irvine Medical Center earns Leapfrog Group's top safety score

Rating reflects hospital’s commitment to excellence in healthcare and patient experience.