Science & Technology

Ban Al-Ani

Tracking social media’s role in Egyptian uprising

UCI researcher Ban Al-Ani tracks role of social media in Egyptian uprising.

Plant restoration project taking root

UCI pilot program takes root on historic Irvine Ranch.

Christopher Lay

Stroke research yields fellowship

Neurobiologist Christopher Lay receives $10,000 Public Impact Fellowship for ‘whisker work.’

Michael Clegg

America’s scientist abroad

UCI botanist travels the world helping scientific groups

Revolutionizing the education of doctors

By providing students with technological devices such as iPads and portable ultrasounds, UC Irvine School of Medicine is revolutionizing the way healthcare is taught. For the future doctors, such tools could one day be as standard as the stethoscope.

Diane O’Dowd

Improving science education

UCI Professor Diane O’Dowd and others argue science teaching is not properly valued.

Doctoring in a diverse society

An innovative undergraduate course, “Disparities in Medicine,” addresses diversity and how healthcare workers can embrace patients’ distinctive cultural beliefs, languages and faiths to provide better care.

Tracking precipitation planetwide

Team creates online maps used by foreign countries to predict – and prepare for – intense rainfall.

Dr. Henry Klassen

Unlocking stem cells’ potential to cure eye disease

Dr. Henry Klassen is discovering new ways to use stem cells to repair the retina, offering new hope for people suffering from retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration.

Nan Collett

There’s only one Nan

Longtime assistant Nan Collett helps superior memory research in James McGaugh’s lab run smoothly.