Press Releases

2010 Medal

UCI’s most prestigious honor, the Medal, which annually confers lifelong recognition on those who have made exceptional contributions to the university’s mission of teaching, research and public service will be given to three individuals and one couple this fall.

Elusive dark matter

UC Irvine researchers say that the link between dark matter and discovery of excess positrons in space is not concrete, despite a flurry of excitement in the field of astrophysics.

NSF scholarships

UC Irvine hits record increases in National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships.

Alumni Regent.

UCI’s Bruce Hallett ’78 will join University of California Regents July 1 as alumni representative.

Plant growth aided by insect-feeding animals

UCI study shows how birds, bats and lizards play their roles in preserving plant species in face of global climate change

Heart and stroke cert

Programs win Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval, denoting commitment to highest quality of patient care.

Care-a-thon

Students will attempt to raise $25,000 for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at UC Irvine Douglas Hospital. The effort is part of a larger push to engage the philanthropic spirit on campus.

Plant predators

There’s a war occurring each day in our backyards – plant versus plant-eating insect versus insect-eating insect. Research by UC Irvine’s Kailen Mooney suggests the outcome – of interest to farmers – is a stalemate.

Ayala Templeton

Francisco Ayala, UC Irvine professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, who has vigorously opposed the entanglement of science and religion while also calling for mutual respect between the two, has won the 2010 Templeton Prize.

Campaign milestone

The largest fundraising effort in the history of Orange County has just passed its midpoint – reaching $512 million on the way to its $1 billion goal.