Made in China for us: Air pollution as well as exports

Chinese air pollution blowing across the Pacific Ocean is often caused by the manufacturing of goods for export to the U.S. and Europe, according to findings by UC Irvine and other researchers published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study is the first to quantify how much of the pollution […]

The Great Wall of Irvine

Bolstered by three 7-footers, the men’s basketball team sets its sights on a first-ever NCAA tournament bid

Shocktoberfest hits the big time

UCI starts basketball practices with its tallest men’s team ever

UC Irvine again in top 50 in US News ‘Best Colleges'

UC Irvine remained in the top 50 in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings of the nation’s top colleges and universities released today,  sharing the No. 49 spot with Northeastern University, Mass., and University of Florida.

NIH awards UCI $10 million to study early-life origins of adolescent mental disorders

With $10 million in new federal funding, UC Irvine researchers will study how maternal signals and care before and after birth may increase an infant’s vulnerability to adolescent cognitive and emotional problems, such as risky behaviors, addiction and depression.

NIH awards UCI $10 million to study early-life origins of adolescent mental disorders

With $10 million in new federal funding, UC Irvine researchers will study how maternal signals and care before and after birth may increase an infant’s vulnerability to adolescent cognitive and emotional problems, such as risky behaviors, addiction and depression.

China is outsourcing carbon within its own borders, UCI and others find

Just as the U.S. outsources dangerous carbon dioxide emissions to China, rich coastal provinces in that country are outsourcing emissions to
poorer provinces in the interior, according to UC Irvine and other climate researchers.

Circadian rhythms control body's response to intestinal infections, UCI-led study finds

Circadian rhythms can boost the body’s ability to fight intestinal bacterial infections, UC Irvine researchers have found.

UCI researchers find synthetic compound effective in anti-obesity study

Irvine, Calif., May 29, 2013 — Scientists at UC Irvine have discovered that a synthetic compound originally derived from a sun anemone toxin enhances metabolic activity and shows potential as a treatment for obesity and insulin resistance. The findings, published online this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, present the first evidence that the […]

Dr. Moyra Smith

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