UCI’s third annual Anti-Cancer Challenge sets fundraising record
Event proceeds will expand research on prevention, diagnosis and treatment
July 02, 2019
Research
UCI researchers to join national effort to build atlas of human breast cells
Project is supported by $4 million grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
July 01, 2019
‘Committed’ CO2 emissions jeopardize international climate goals, UCI-led study finds
Existing, planned fossil fuel-burning infrastructure must be retired early, replaced
July 01, 2019
UCI, UC Merced: California forest die-off caused by depletion of deep-soil water
Study warns of threats from future concurrent drought and heat events
July 01, 2019
Building a better bot
An interdisciplinary UCI team is improving assistive robotic technology for homebound children, limited-mobility adults
June 24, 2019
5 junior faculty awarded $50,000 Hellman Fellowships
Five assistant professors at the University of California, Irvine will receive $50,000 Hellman Fellowships, which are bestowed annually to support research by junior faculty. They join an elite group of 53 UCI Hellman Fellows since 2013, when the Hellman Fellows Fund established the program here. The 2019-20 awardees, representing a cross-section of disciplines, are: “Each […]
June 24, 2019
UCI biomedical engineer co-authors guide for federal investing in synthetic biology research
Today a group of more than 80 scientists and engineers from 30 universities and a dozen companies released a road map to guide and encourage government agencies to invest effectively in engineering and synthetic biology research endeavors. Chang Liu, UCI assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is lead author of the document’s biomolecular engineering section. The […]
June 19, 2019
Change agent
Newly minted Ph.D. Deborah Lefkowitz is dedicated to solving real-world problems via community-engaged research
June 18, 2019
If asked the right way, toddlers will choose broccoli over cake, UCI-led study finds
Young children tend to respond to questions of choice with option presented last
June 12, 2019
Astronomers find atypically evolved galaxy with tightly packed dark matter at its core
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, UCI astronomers have identified a galaxy with an unexpectedly high amount of dark matter at its core. Descended from a family of galaxies called “red nuggets” that formed relatively soon after the Big Bang but were stalled in their growth about 10 billion years ago, Markarian 1216 has […]
June 07, 2019