Renowned molecular biologist Masayasu Nomura has devoted his life to probing the mysteries of ribosomes and cell growth.
April 9, 2009
Michael Prather discusses UCI's new environment institute, which aims to identify research needed for an improved understanding of society's response to a changing climate and for environmental science to better respond to societal needs.
April 5, 2009
UC Irvine's arts dean, Alan Terricciano, plays a mean cactus as he wires up houseplants for an April 4 concert on the green.
March 31, 2009
New facility for conducting clinical trials will take UC Irvine's medical research to a new level, allowing overnight stays and supervised diets.
March 30, 2009
Global climate change - especially as it relates to glacial melting and rising ocean levels - is the subject of much debate and research. Eric Rignot, Earth system science professor, studies ice sheet melting in Antarctica and Greenland. He will talk about his work March 31 as part of the 2008-09 Discover the Physical Sciences Breakfast Lecture Series.
March 26, 2009
With video teleconferencing technology in UC Irvine's Teaching, Learning & Technology Center, Marc Madou can teach engineering to students in Irvine and Mexico simultaneously.
March 25, 2009
Lbachir BenMohamed and Dr. Anthony Nesburn with The Gavin S. Herbert Eye Institute of UC Irvine's ophthalmology department have developed a promising vaccine to prevent ocular herpes, a leading cause of blindness. The vaccine works against the virus that also causes genital warts and may help in the battle against the spread of AIDS.
March 23, 2009
Just two months after Chancellor Michael Drake kicked off Free Wheelchair Mission's 2008 national tour at UC Irvine, engineering students here were hard at work on a wheelchair prototype that would soon help people worldwide get around more easily.
March 11, 2009
A touch screen designed and built by UC Irvine students provides a glimpse of how simpler computer control could soon be at our fingertips. The project is one of about 40 on display at the UCI Senior Design Expo.
March 9, 2009
They look fragile and ornate, like glass vases on a tabletop. But the five objects in this still life are not real; they are computer-generated images of mathematical equations. They are giving mathematicians a powerful new way to visualize ideas and concepts, and showing the general public that math can be, well, breathtaking.
March 2, 2009
