Expert panel to discuss Ebola outbreak

EVENT: What is the Ebola virus? How does it spread? What’s being done to stop the current epidemic? What are the chances of the virus spreading to the U.S. more than it has already? What will be the economic impact of Ebola on West Africa and the world? Are local hospitals ready for an imported […]

UCI engineers develop prototype of low-cost, disposable lung infection detector

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014 – Imagine a low-cost, disposable breath analysis device that a person with cystic fibrosis could use at home along with a smartphone to immediately detect a lung infection, much like the device police use to gauge a driver’s blood alcohol level. Timely knowledge of a lung infection would let people […]

UCI’s Interdisciplinary Center on Family Violence to launch Oct. 17

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 13, 2014 – UC Irvine’s new Interdisciplinary Center on Family Violence, which unites community partners with faculty from 20 UCI departments, will host a launch event 1:30-4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17, at the Delhi Center, 505 E. Central Ave., in Santa Ana. By bringing together expertise in biological and physical sciences, engineering, […]

NIH funds work on better artery imaging system

The National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute has awarded UCI biomedical engineer Zhongping Chen a four-year $2.6 million grant to build a better imaging system for detecting plaque buildup inside arteries.

UCI stem cell scientist wins coveted NIH New Innovator Award

UC Irvine scientist Weian Zhao will receive a prestigious National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award to further his efforts to create stem cell-based detection methods and treatments for cancer.

New faculty members

Fresh influx of faculty

School of Medicine claims 14 of 77 new hires

Rose Hills Foundation awards UCI $700,000 to aid STEM undergraduates

UC Irvine has been awarded $700,000 from The Rose Hills Foundation to support students in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) pursuits. Each year for the next four years, The Rose Hills Foundation Undergraduate Science & Engineering Scholarships will assist 18 high-achieving undergraduates. The students will meet with one another at regular intervals throughout the year to discuss their goals and share their experiences.

Douglas Thorpe

The king of drones

Douglas Thorpe ’82 has spent decades developing unmanned aerial vehicles for all kinds of uses

UCI rises three places to rank 11th among public colleges in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges survey

UC Irvine has advanced in the U.S. News & World Report’s annual Best Colleges survey, ranking 42nd of 1,600 universities evaluated nationwide. The seven-point jump is UCI’s largest in a decade. Among public institutions, the campus rose to 11th from 14th.

Sierra Nevada freshwater runoff could drop 26 percent by 2100, UC study finds

Freshwater runoff from the Sierra Nevada may decrease by as much as one-quarter by 2100 due to climate warming on the high slopes, according to scientists at UC Irvine and UC Merced.