Teardrop proteins annihilate bacteria

Information gained from tracking lysosymes’ disease-fighting processes could aid in early cancer detection.

Spotlighting South Korean cinema

UCI professor who studies the films of his homeland finds a fan in Martin Scorsese.

Sgt. Frank Sandoval, with his daughter Joelena, on the way to surgery

In the wake of war

New UCI lecturer brings first-hand experience photographing Iraq to a new course on the public health effects of war.

Highlights of 2011 at UCI

UC Irvine students, staff and faculty stepped up in the face of another year of budget challenges and fee increases with continued drive, talent and innovation. The results? More research breakthroughs, national honors and global outreach — even a second dodgeball world record. Here are snapshots of UCI 2011. As always, it was quite a […]

Chris Bolano chats with a motorist at a DUI checkpoint

UCIPD rewards exemplary service

Community programs and leadership development classes among efforts earning awards.

Newkirk Alumni Center

Building alumni support, brick by brick

Martha Newkirk, Ph.D. ’81 and her husband fund new center for former students.

Donation funds new Newkirk Alumni Center

Construction begins with groundbreaking. Center will open in fall 2012 to serve more than 140,000 former students.

Playing on a higher plane

After years of slow but steady progress, Anteater soccer broke through to a new plateau in 2011. With stellar coaching, a burgeoning soccer culture and strong grassroots support, UCI is on its way to becoming the soccer capital of the West.

Tatiana Benavidas consoling Constanza Quiroga after the earthquake

Measuring mental aftershocks

The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Chile in February 2010 left thousands homeless, caused billions of dollars in damages and triggered a deadly tsunami. The psychological impact of such traumatic events over time is the focus of an ongoing research collaboration between UC Irvine psychologists and Chilean academic and government officials. The quake — the […]

Dorothy Williams with robotic device

Merging robotic rehab and stem cell research

Cutting-edge rehab programs at the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center utilize robotics and computer software that someday could be combined with stem cell-based therapies to accelerate recovery from strokes and spinal cord injuries.