John Zogby

Pollster proves his point

In a pre-election editorial, John Zogby, the political pollster with the reputation for pinpoint accuracy, predicted that the Nov. 4 vote would “usher in one of the few years of genuine reform.”

Poet, pollster highlight lecture series

UC Irvine’s 10th annual Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows Series begins this month with political pollster John Zogby revealing why Americans voted as they did. Leading intellectuals in science and literature will round out the series in 2009.

Dried mushrooms slow climate warming in northern forests

The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally in mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia…

Fungi fight global warming

The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally: mushrooms growing in the dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and other northern regions.

Dried mushrooms slow climate warming in northern forests

The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally in mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia…

cochlear implants

From bench to business

The first time Fan-Gang Zeng invented a cochlear implant – a device he believed could help thousands regain lost hearing – things didn’t work out too well. The company that licensed his invention shelved the project. “Today, he says, “it benefits no one.” The hard lesson – that most inventions never reach the consumer – […]

Supernatural conclusions

Jessica Utts applies statistics to parapsychology

Healthy heart advocate

Spreading the word about cardiovascular disease, its causes and prevention efforts is Nathan Wong’s way of saving lives

UCI receives $5.4 million to study large-scale computer networks

If your Facebook page – or “node” – disappeared, would your whole social network come crashing to a halt? A…

Giving them ‘Goosebumps’

Education lecturer Rebecca Constantino launches Access Books to get inner-city kids hooked on reading