James Weatherall

From physics to finance

In new book, professor explores scientists’ role on Wall Street

Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Title company

Newest Chancellor’s and Distinguished professors join select group

Highlights of 2012 at UCI

Year brings scientific advances, national accolades, international outreach, student achievement and loss of campus stalwarts

UCI Minority Science Programs students garner 21 research awards

Fifteen UCI undergraduates participating in the School of Biological Sciences’ Minority Science Programs received 21 awards for their research presentations at the 2012 ABRCMS meeting.

Deborah Lowe Vandell

Lessons from the School of Education

New dean discusses ways of strengthening California’s academic system

College prep via app design

Coached by UCI students, middle school teams learn STEM skills by creating educational smartphone games

UCI garners $11.5 million in continued support of systems biology center

The award provides five years of additional support to the biologists, mathematicians, physicists, engineers and computer scientists who collaborate in pursuit of a more comprehensive and accurate understanding of complex biological systems.

Celebrating the progress, potential of stem cell research

From Oct. 1 to 3, the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center joins an international awareness effort, hosting events for local students, the campus community and UCI supporters.

Qing Nie, Xing Dai garner NSF award of $2 million

They will study epithelial tissue development and regulation using mathematical models and systems biology experimental methods.

Physical sciences receives $1.6 million in graduate student funding

Federal grant will support six fellows annually for three years in each of two programs: chemical synthesis and mathematics.