Outside the comfort zone

Outdoor courses developed by Bill Jacox fulfill his love for nature and inspire participants to overcome obstacles

Soltesz book examines new approaches for epilepsy research

<![CDATA[ Ivan Soltesz, professor and chair of anatomy & neurobiology at UC Irvine, is co-editor of a new book titled Computational…]]>

Chemistry professors discuss ion effects in Science paper

<![CDATA[ UC Irvine chemistry professors Doug Tobias and John Hemminger (pictured) have an invited perspectives paper in the journal Science Friday,…]]>

Study shows how embryos regulate vitamin A derivatives

Human embryos that get too much or too little retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A, can develop into babies…

UC Irvine receives $2.18 million to explore nano advancements in DNA sequencing

UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering has been awarded $2.18 million to blend traditional DNA sequencing techniques with cutting-edge…

The accidental activist

A conversation with history professor Jon Wiener

Risky business

Predicting human behavior is no sure thing, but it earned Duncan Luce the National Medal of Science

Nobel calling

The prize is welcome, but Irwin Rose finds his work equally rewarding

Cracking cancer’s code

Recent additions to UCI’s team attacking deadly disease on multiple fronts

Frozen species, deep time, and marauding black holes

It all goes with the territory for Gregory Benford, a mild-mannered professor who doubles as the working physicist’s science-fiction writer