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How to have a healthier 2011

Dr. Morris Hasson of UCI’s Executive Health Program offers his tips for a healthier 2011. A key is to set reasonable goals and see to them.

UC Irvine News Brief: 20 UCI student-athletes named to Big West Fall All-Academic Team

The number represents a conference high for students who must maintain a 3.2 GPA and participate in at least 50 percent of their games.

Making science come alive

UCI students educate, entertain children visiting Santa Ana museum.

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.

UC Irvine News Brief: Three professors, grad student win Fulbright Scholarships

They’re continuing their academic pursuits abroad in 2010-11 – in South Korea, Germany, Hong Kong and Costa Rica.

Becky Spears

Back in play after cancer scare

Alarmed by an ovarian mass, a soccer mom seeks a speedy resolution at UC Irvine Medical Center.

Megan Braun is UCI's first Rhodes scholarship winner

She will pursue a master’s in international relations at University of Oxford.

UC Irvine News Brief: James Ellroy leads literary journalism master class

Visiting UCI on Tuesday, Nov. 16, the crime novelist discussed his approach to writing his two memoirs.

Bryan Doerries

Healing the wounds of war

The ancient Greeks knew the battlefield could leave emotional scars, and they had a distinctive way of dealing with it: They put on a play. Dramas about Achilles and Ajax showed these mythological war heroes suffering from the “divine madness” caused by combat — known today as post-traumatic stress disorder. “Scholars say Greek theater helped […]

Justin Richland

Crossing cultures

Indigenous cultural artifacts share space with family photos on the walls and shelves of Justin Richland’s UC Irvine office: kachina dolls, Hopi ceremonial rattles and a skate deck made by Lakota-owned Wounded Knee Skateboards. The items reflect ancient traditions as well as ways in which Native Americans are adapting their culture to the modern era. It’s […]