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Scientists use radiocarbon dating to analyze everything from the world’s oldest shoe to sediment samples that shed light on global climate change

UCI professor’s new book explores life lessons gleaned from unorthodox class on death

Giving the phrase “Mother knows best” a whole new meaning, UC Irvine biologists have identified unique genes in female butterflies that enable them to select the best host plant for their larvae – and avoid deadly ones.

UCI researchers find that methane decline was probably linked to increased natural gas capture and use.

End-of-year exams, projects can take unorthodox forms.

The UCI faculty members are among 220 new fellows and 17 new foreign honorary members elected this year.

Summer’s here, and the reading’s easy. So stash the dry textbooks, research tomes and heavier literary works that pile up on the nightstand during the academic year. The latest by David Sedaris? Got it right here with the sunscreen. No. 17 in Janet Evanovich’s epic Stephanie Plum series? It’s in the beach bag. (Hey, don’t […]

Criminology, law & society professor John Dombrink studies changing mores – how what’s considered a sin today can become accepted behavior tomorrow.

The film “The King’s Speech” hits home with UCI’s Dr. Gerald Maguire. The founder of the world’s first clinic dedicated specifically to the scientific study and medical treatment of stuttering can’t recall a time in his life when he didn’t stutter.

Amid the riot of books, papers, student exams, posters and paraphernalia in John Dombrink’s office at UC Irvine, one thing stands out: little yellow sticky notes he’s tacked onto a row of file drawers labeled “sin.” Dombrink — who once considered the priesthood before finding his true calling — specializes in sin. The professor of criminology, […]