Gates Foundation grant funds study of factors that prompt youth interest in certain careers

June Ahn, associate professor of education, has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct a study identifying factors that motivate youth toward occupational careers. Ahn and his team will be working with K-12 after-school program educators and participants to gain an understanding of the key experiences that shape […]

UCI is No. 1 in Sierra magazine's 2020 ‘Cool Schools' ranking of sustainability leaders

Campus has been in top 10 for unmatched 11 straight years, with 4 first-place finishes

Joe Biden's latest pandemic plan: At least $3,000 in cash to parents for every child

Vox, Sept. 18, 2020

China's ecological restoration projects deplete terrestrial water stores

UCI scientists quantify impact with NASA satellite data and simulations

Amal Alachkar, a UCI associate professor of teaching in pharmaceutical sciences who led the schizophrenia research study

Schizophrenia: Nurture cannot overcome nature

UCI study could lead to ways of better treating – and possibly preventing – the disorder

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UCI Podcast: From leaving Syria to preventing psychiatric disorders

Amal Alachkar discusses reestablishing her career in neuroscience at UCI after fleeing Syria and how she helped develop UCI’s online master’s in pharmacology

UC health systems launching in-house coronavirus testing

The Hill, Mar. 12, 2020

Coronavirus Is Contained in the U.S. Why Are Public Health Officials Worried?

Bloomberg, Feb. 26, 2020 (Subscription)

Virus-hit China postpones parliament for first time in decades

Yahoo News (AFP), Feb. 24, 2020

Saving Mother and Child

Multidisciplinary teams of UCI oncologists and maternal-fetal specialists utilize scientific advances to treat patients with high-risk pregnancies