Anthony Hizon

Bioinformatics boosters

Summer research program exposes community college students to emerging field.

UC Irvine News Brief: NIH funds summer research program for community college students

Supported by a five-year, $400,000 grant to UCI’s Institute for Genomics & Bioinformatics, the 10-week outreach effort encourages those from low-income, historically underserved ethnic and racial backgrounds to explore career opportunities combining computational and life sciences.

Race

Assumptions about victims of violence and alcoholism influence ethnic classification.

Assumptions about victims of violence and alcoholism influence ethnic classification

The mainstreaming of black politics

New book by UCI professor Katherine Tate examines factors behind burgeoning ranks of African Americans in Congress.

Researchers gauge post-disaster resilience

UCI-led team of social scientists assesses post-disaster community resilience.

Catherine Bolzendahl

Attitudes change toward same-sex couples

Catherine Bolzendahl, UC Irvine assistant professor of sociology, studies how Americans define family.

Healthier cafeteria food, more intense gym classes lower students’ diabetes risk.

Healthier cafeteria choices, longer and more intense periods of physical activity and robust in-school education programs can lower rates of obesity and other risk factors for type 2 diabetes, according to a national study called HEALTHY.

Kathy Rim

Telling their story

Political science graduate student Kathy Rim studies the political involvement of Asian Americans and is writing content about their contributions to American history that will be included in new textbooks.

UC Irvine Advisory: Social sciences speaker series

Social sciences speakers to discuss the brain and behavior, immigration and state politics.

Martin Luther King Jr.

MLK week: a call to action

UCI’s 26th annual celebration of civil rights leader encourages activism, service.