UCI 16th in Princeton Review’s green colleges guide
UCI ranks 16th among the most environmentally responsible universities worldwide, according to the just-released “Princeton Review’s Guide to 353 Green Colleges.”
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34 UCI students win Graduate Research Fellowships
UCI’s Department of Chemistry has received nine Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation – among 34 bestowed campuswide and 2,000 nationwide. Another two fellowships went to the Department of Earth System Science, also in the School of Physical Sciences.
UCI turns blue, hosts 5K for Autism Awareness Month
UCI has joined Autism Speaks’ Light It Up Blue campaign, a global movement in which thousands of iconic landmarks, buildings, hotels, bridges and retail stores replace their outdoor lights with bright blue bulbs throughout April in recognition of Autism Awareness Month.
Brain development suffers from lack of fish oil fatty acids, UCI study finds
In a study appearing in The Journal of Neuroscience, UCI neurobiologists report that dietary deficiencies in the type of fatty acids found in fish and other foods can limit brain growth during fetal development and early in life. The findings suggest that women maintain a balanced diet rich in these fatty acids for themselves during pregnancy and for their babies after birth.
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Sowing the seeds of change
With her gardening kit startup, senior Stella Liu hopes to motivate people to grow their own food
Leading scientists and policymakers to discuss California drought research and response
EVENT: What’s really causing California’s epic drought? Is it linked to climate change or not? How are urban water managers responding to mandatory rationing, and are the restrictions enough? Do we have adequate prediction and monitoring tools, and how can they be improved? How is the drought affecting wildlife and ecosystems? Top researchers, water managers […]
Earth’s defender
Abigail Reyes divides her life into two parts, “B.T.” and “A.T.” – before Terence and after Terence. In February 1999, Terence Unity Freitas, an environmental activist and her “partner in work and love,” was kidnapped and murdered in Colombia. At the time, he was working to halt the plans of major oil companies to drill […]
Presence of heart pouch may explain strokes of unknown origin, UCI study finds
Anatomical variant could promote stagnation of blood, forming clots that migrate
Gillman invested as UCI’s sixth chancellor
He cites innovation, expansion and partnerships as key to further enhancing campus’s excellence, impact and global preeminence