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Barack Obama swept into the presidency on a platform of change, one that includes a number of scientific policy and research issues. As a major research university, UC Irvine is deeply involved in some of these key areas – stem cells, global warming and alternative energy, to name a few. Research vice chancellor Susan Bryant discusses how changes made in Washington, D.C., and Sacramento, especially during the current economic crisis, will impact research efforts at UCI.

Roundup of events for Martin Luther King Jr. birthday and following week

Carter Center internship allows honors student to study life in Middle East refugee camps

The first time Fan-Gang Zeng invented a cochlear implant – a device he believed could help thousands regain lost hearing – things didn’t work out too well.

More than 60 million Americans suffer from tinnitus, a persistent high-pitched ringing in the ears.

The first time Fan-Gang Zeng invented a cochlear implant – a device he believed could help thousands regain lost hearing – things didn’t work out too well. The company that licensed his invention shelved the project. “Today, he says, “it benefits no one.” The hard lesson – that most inventions never reach the consumer – […]

‘A Proper Knowledge’ draws parallels between how psychiatrists and lovers learn the minds of others

Vandell explores the first cracks in the struggling U.S. economy

Ceremony for new medical students marks first step in lifelong journey as healers

Led by doctoral student Wei Li, UCI mobilizes an emergency relief effort for victims of the China quake