Research

UCI stem cell researcher receives $4.8 million CIRM grant to address traumatic brain injury

UCI stem cell scientist Brian Cummings was awarded a $4.8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the state’s stem cell agency. This grant will support the only CIRM-funded program addressing traumatic brain injury in California. TBIs are a leading cause of death & disability worldwide, and two million Americans annually (230,000 Californians) […]

Anxiety after 2018 false missile alert in Hawaii lingered for days, UCI researchers find

Big data study is first to capture real-time psychological responses to false alarm

Mouse, not just tick: New genome heralds change in Lyme disease fight

UCI-led study points toward new ways to prevent disease transmission

Brain Explorer Academy expands young minds

Outreach program for second- to eighth-graders promotes scientific thinking, interest in STEM careers

The case against reality

In his new book, UCI vision scientist Donald Hoffman says evolution has trained humans to construct reality, rather than to see the world as it truly is

UCI electrical engineering team develops ‘beyond 5G’ wireless transceiver

Chip’s novel architecture enables ultra-fast data processing, less energy consumption

UCI researchers’ deep learning algorithm solves Rubik’s Cube faster than any human

Work is step toward advanced AI systems that can think, reason, plan and make decisions

Pharm Sci’s Robert Spitale wins Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Award

Robert Spitale, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences, is one of five winners of 2019 Ono Pharma Breakthrough Science Initiative Awards, intended to accelerate high-risk and high-reward science research projects that could lead to discoveries, solutions and potential breakthrough treatments for patients. The award is for three years and provides $900,000 in direct funds for selected […]

UCI child neurologist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram is awarded $15 million Conte Center grant

NIH funding supports continued research into early-life origins of mental disorders

International airline alliances benefit connecting passengers, UCI-led study finds

In contrast, those flying nonstop on an allied carrier may face higher fares