UC Irvine’s School of Biological Sciences renamed in honor of Francisco J. Ayala

UC Irvine has renamed its School of Biological Sciences the Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences, recognizing Dr. Ayala’s vast body of scientific work, international acclaim, and decades of contributions to the school and the campus.

UC Irvine gets $2 million from W.M. Keck Foundation to further research in chemistry and microbiology

UC Irvine has received $2 million from the prestigious W.M. Keck Foundation to advance research in chemistry and microbiology.

Eboo Patel

Eboo Patel speaks at Living Peace Series

Renowned interfaith activist is seventh guest in Living Peace Series

Ramesh Jain

Focused on the big picture

Computer scientist aims to integrate health data and make it globally available – by phone

Highlights of 2012 at UCI

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

Francisco Ayala

Sharing the fruits of his labor

Renowned UCI geneticist and vineyard owner Francisco Ayala donates $10 million to campus.

Ayala gives UCI $10 million

Renowned evolutionary geneticist supports UCI’s biological sciences school with vineyard profits.

A crowd-surfing student

2010 a year of challenges, achievement at UCI

In the past year, UC Irvine students, staff and faculty have stepped up in the face of continuing budget challenges and fee increases with innovation, drive and talent. The result? Research breakthroughs, national honors, global outreach, sports firsts – even a Guinness world record. Here are some top 2010 stories.

School children in Kenya having their blood sampled for malaria parasites.

Giving global health a shot in the arm

From on-campus labs to rural clinics in Asia, Africa and Central America, UCI researchers and students strive to mitigate illnesses affecting millions.

Francisco Ayala receives science award in Madrid

The professor of ecology & evolutionary biology earlier this month accepted the Federation of Scientific Societies of Spain’s first-ever Prize for the Public Understanding of Science.