Research

UCI astronomers help gather and study data from more than 30 million galaxies

UCI scholars Zachary W. Wagoner, a graduate student researcher in cellular & molecular biosciences, and Weian Zhao, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, have identified a new mechanism by which transplanted stem cells treat disease. Their findings are contrary to the long-standing conventional wisdom that diseased tissue is repaired through stem cells differentiating into new cells or […]

Julie Coffey takes us on the trail of UCI’s white-tailed kites

The National Institutes of Health has awarded $2 million to researchers in UCI’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering to develop a biologic implant for the spinal facet joint. This grant, given to a team led by Kyriacos Athanasiou, Henry Samueli Chair in Engineering and Distinguished Professor of biomedical engineering, will be the first to focus […]

UCI biomedical engineer is working on a cell regenerative therapy with potential applications in chronic wounds, burns and aging

UCI assistant professor of education seeks to advance high school ethnic studies teaching

Climate model predictions made more precise through use of NASA GRACE satellite data

Weather station data point to wind- and solar-driven heating as leading culprits

Study suggests improved remedies for a problem affecting millions of Americans

Sociodemographic characteristics such as sex, education, ethnicity, race and income are associated with both salivary hormone levels and self-reported physical changes related to puberty, according to a recent study published in the online journal Frontiers in Endocrinology. Lead author Kristina Uban, UCI assistant professor of public health; co-lead author Megan Herting of USC; and other […]