UCI professor Francisco Ayala

UCI professor wins 2010 Templeton Prize

Francisco Ayala, UC Irvine professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, who has vigorously opposed the entanglement of science and religion while also calling for mutual respect between the two, has won the 2010 Templeton Prize.

Ayala Templeton

Francisco Ayala, UC Irvine professor of ecology & evolutionary biology, who has vigorously opposed the entanglement of science and religion while also calling for mutual respect between the two, has won the 2010 Templeton Prize.

UCI students, workers occupy Aldrich Hall’s fifth floor

Coalition of UCI students and workers demonstrate to insource workers – process that has been long under way.

Building robots to fix water pipes

UCI engineers are working on robotic technology to rehabilitate the nation’s aging water infrastructure.

Campus Conversations

Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the UC Irvine School of Law, will address issues of free speech in a multicultural society.

Gay rights documentary to screen at UCI

UC Irvine’s Center in Law, Society & Culture is hosting “Covering the Law,” a conference Nov. 9 and 10 exploring…

Joseph DiMento

Protecting the planet

Joseph DiMento says law can be an effective tool in protecting natural resources.<

Bill Tomlinson

Study finds patent systems may discourage innovation

Bill Tomlinson, informatics assistant professor, uses a computer game to test the efficiency of the U.S. patent system, and it doesn’t score well.

Computer patent game

The U.S. patent system may stifle innovation and technical progress, according to a study from UC Irvine and University of Kansas School of Law.

Rachel Moran

Raising the bar

Rachel F. Moran is on a mission. As a founding faculty member at the University of California, Irvine School of Law and the newly elected president of the Association of American Law Schools, she seeks the return of the citizen-lawyer, who not only represents clients but helps improve society. “The vaunted image of the citizen-lawyer, […]