Research

UCI-led stem cell study points to new treatments for this fatal disorder

Cecelia Lynch, UCI professor of political science, has received a grant from the University of Notre Dame to expand her research on faith-based women’s groups and activists in the Central African country of Cameroon. Via interviews and observations, Lynch will seek to better understand the gender relations these Christian, Muslim and traditional women experience in their families, […]

Countries with higher rates of mobile phone subscriptions show increased contact

Acclaimed vector biologist Anthony James will lead multi-campus effort

The UCI Libraries have been awarded a prestigious Institute of Museum & Library Services grant of $500,000 to explore the outcomes of undergraduate students applying what they learn in ethnic studies combined with lived experience in contributing to community archives. The team, led by university archivist Audra Eagle Yun, head of Special Collections & Archives, will partner […]

Earth system scientist is honored for climate change studies

Major federal funding establishes campus as international center of excellence

Substances could revolutionize electronic and computing devices

UCI, CoalSwarm: Hundreds of new dirty power plants aren’t needed

The American Academy of Neurology is giving UCI’s Dr. Claudia Kawas a 2017 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s & Related Diseases for her dementia work. Sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize of Alzheimer’s research, the $100,000 award is an internationally recognized tribute to those advancing our understanding of dementia. Kawas will be […]