Sam McCulloch

UCI’s faithful steward

For Sam McCulloch, it’s a favorite Friday ritual. In the morning he heads out the front door of his Newport Beach home, pausing at a sign reminding him what he’ll need for his outing: jacket, keys, cap. Check. He’s 92 years old and he’s headed to UC Irvine, the campus he first laid eyes on […]

Retrieving sight

Research looks at how brain adapts when what you see isn’t what you get

Noemi Maldonado

Building blocks of learning

HABLA trains home visitors to help Orange County’s Spanish-speaking parents prepare their toddlers for kindergarten. The program coaches parents to read and play with their children outside of the weekly home sessions, incorporating lessons into their daily lives.

Mind over mouth? Study could lead to communicating via thoughts

A team of UC Irvine scientists has been awarded a $4 million grant to study synthetic telepathy – communicating by…

Trouble paying attention? UCI awarded $1.6 million to study why

Listening and learning, walking and working – the ability to concentrate underlies all that and more. A $1.6 million grant…

Risky business

Predicting human behavior is no sure thing, but it earned Duncan Luce the National Medal of Science

Seeds of learning

Innovative outreach program helps Latino families discover language and life skills

Risk’s reward

Respected social scientist earns high honors for his life’s work

Border crossings (1)

David Malament’s work in relativity never fails to astonish

Creative chaos

Donald Saari inspires a thinking person’s approach to problem solving.