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Dr. Rita Mehta’s research has led to more effective breast cancer treatments, with lifesaving results.

With his bow ties and seersucker suits, Roger McWilliams might appear to be old-fashioned, but the UCI physicist invents futuristic laser tools that have advanced everything from telecommunications to healthcare.

AirUCI summer workshop aims to inspire seventh- to 12th-grade science teachers so they can inspire their own students.

Biophysicist Shin Lin explores the science behind the mind-body practice of tai chi.

UC Irvine physics & astronomy professor Roger McWilliams often appears to have stepped out of a time machine — from the past. He rides to work on a reproduction vintage bicycle with a wide leather seat and big chrome handlebars. When he does drive a car, it’s a 60-year-old Jaguar that he fixes himself with […]

In 2003, oncologist Dr. Rita Mehta had “the kind of moment everyone lives for” — everyone, that is, who’s working to find a cure for cancer. Mehta, a health sciences associate professor of medicine at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, was one of the first researchers to use chemotherapy combined with the drug trastuzumab (trade name […]

Gavin Herbert Eye Institute refractive surgeons use cutting-edge lasers and world-class skill to restore good sight.

Handheld laser scanner developed at UCI improves detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

To promote interdisciplinary research focused on improving human health, Dr. Ralph Clayman, dean of the School of Medicine, has established…

Suzanne Blum, assistant professor of chemistry, previews her public talk about glowing molecules.