Child poverty could be cut in half with proposals by UCI-led national panel
Committee provides a menu of work-oriented and income support programs
February 28, 2019
Research
People who watch beheading videos are motivated by fear of terrorism, UCI study finds
Unfortunately, viewing them exacerbates anxiety, according to first-of-its-kind research
February 25, 2019
UCI, UCR scientists eavesdrop on DNA synthesizer to steal genetic blueprint
Research shows vulnerability of sensitive procedure to acoustic side-channel attack
February 22, 2019
Astronomers from UCI, other institutions use new technique to find extrasolar planets
Effectiveness of tool is demonstrated on recent super-Earth discovery at Barnard’s star
February 20, 2019
Taking on tumors
UCI Ph.D. student wins Public Impact Distinguished Fellowship for her efforts to develop a cancer vaccine
February 15, 2019
UCI astronomers to study galaxy formation with newly funded NASA space telescope
UCI’s Frederick Reines Hall is home to happy astronomers after this week’s announcement of NASA’s selection of the new Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer mission. The two-year, $242 million SPHEREx is targeted to launch in 2023. Asantha Cooray, UCI professor of physics & astronomy, will head one […]
February 14, 2019
UCI biomedical engineers develop wearable respiration monitor with children’s toy
Inexpensive, disposable sensors continuously measure breath rate and volume
February 13, 2019
UCI gets $5 million to establish first national R&D center on improving writing skills
Focus will be on identifying best teaching practices in middle, high school classrooms
February 12, 2019
Associate professor of education Drew Bailey is named Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow
Drew Bailey, UCI associate professor of education, has been selected as a 2019-2021 Jacobs Foundation Research Fellow. The highly competitive global fellowship program lets early- and midcareer recipients in all scholarly disciplines concentrate on projects to improve child and youth development. Bailey’s work focuses on the processes underlying the stability of individual differences in youngsters’ […]
February 11, 2019
UCI and national lab researchers see lifelike ion differentiation in synthetic nanopores
Scientists at UCI and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have shown that synthetic nanopores can possess the same ion-transporting and differentiation capabilities as living tissue. They detail their discovery in a study published today in Science Advances. “Biological systems use ion selectivity to chemically store and exchange energy, making it available for use when needed,” said […]
February 08, 2019