In the past year, UC Irvine students, staff and faculty have stepped up in the face of continuing budget challenges and fee increases with innovation, drive and talent. The result? Research breakthroughs, national honors, global outreach, sports firsts – even a Guinness world record. Here are some top 2010 stories.
Meeting provides a collegial counterpoint to stormy political environment.
New computer school dean Hal Stern is a statistician and sports lover.
UCI senior and new Dalai Lama Scholar Doug Cheung is dedicated to compassionate healing.
On her first day as a UC Irvine medical student, Sarah Rooney received an Apple iPad. Not just any ordinary iPad — this one came loaded with all of the books, notes, presentations and videos she needs for her first year of medical school. UCI’s School of Medicine was first in the nation to provide the tablet […]
History of fruit fly research and riddle solved at UCI.
Physical sciences dean since 2006, the renowned chemist is a ‘committed campus collaborator.’
UCI team will explore use of automation in restoring manual dexterity to stroke patients.
UC Irvine physics professor and award-winning science fiction author Gregory Benford will write the introductory essays for “The Wonderful Future That Never Was,” a collection of predictions made in the pages of “Popular Mechanics” that reflects societies hopes and fears.
Cosmologist and TV co-host James Bullock helps people see the really big picture — from the Milky Way to the farthest reaches of the universe. He’s one of the “bright young stars” in his field.