No. 2 pencil not required

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

Isabella Velicogna

Weighing the Earth's fate

Isabella Velicogna‘s office in UC Irvine’s Croul Hall looks like it belongs to an artist instead of a university scientist. Her paintings and drawings — including charming sketches of mice — adorn the walls, and colorful, handcrafted mobiles dangle from the ceiling. “In my next life, I will be a children’s book illustrator,” says Velicogna, […]

Student Affairs' Sandy Jones among county's '40 under 40' to watch

Annual list compiled by OC Metro magazine includes leaders in business, philanthropy and education.

UC Irvine News Brief: Math department's Yifeng Yu garners NSF award

The assistant professor has won a $400,000 CAREER Award.

UCI delegation returns from academic trip to Israel

Highlights included a meeting with Israel President Shimon Peres.

Julius Margolis, UCI professor emeritus of economics, dies at 91

His prominence helped attract top-flight economists faculty to a relatively young School of Social Sciences in 1976.

UCI Nobel Laureate F. Sherwood Rowland passes away at 84

Renowned chemist and founding faculty member discovered that aerosol propellants were creating a hole in Earth’s ozone layer.

Blocking natural, marijuana-like chemical in the brain boosts fat burning

Stop exercising, eat as much as you want … and still lose weight? It sounds impossible, but UC Irvine and Italian researchers have found that by blocking a natural, marijuana-like chemical regulating energy metabolism, this can happen, at least in the lab.

TEDxUCIrvine set for March 3

Local version of TED conference focuses on science and art in an evolving society.

Something in the air

UCI-led team makes key discovery about smog in their innovative lab.