Cactus Wren

Cactus restoration program is for the birds

UCI cactus restoration program aims to boost the population of a rare wren. Biologists are creating a welcoming habitat near campus that they hope will help the species thrive.

Lauds & Laurels 2011

Brian Skyrms, 18 others to be honored at 41st Lauds & Laurels ceremony May 12.

Rebecca Grinter

Building better Roombas — and other machines

Most people have just one question regarding Roombas: How well do the robotic floor vacuums suck up pet hair and dust bunnies? A few might even wonder if their Roomba could go rogue and chase the family cat or attack them in their sleep. Rebecca Grinter, M.S. ’94, Ph.D. ’96, a graduate of UC Irvine’s […]

UC Irvine News Brief: Elizabeth Loftus garners AAAS Scientific Freedom & Responsibility Award

The Distinguished Professor of social ecology and professor of law and cognitive science is being honored for “the profound impact that her pioneering research on human memory has had on the administration of justice in the United States and abroad.”

Helping students is family affair for UCI grads

Two generations of Pattersons have been well served by UCI — and now serve other college students.

100 UCI faculty call on D.A. to drop charges against students who disrupted Israeli ambassador's talk

Letter expresses “deep distress” at district attorney’s decision to prosecute

Publication names UCI's Dr. Roger Steinert one of nation's top ophthalmologists

UCI department chair is founding director of region’s only academic eye research facility.

Revolutionizing the education of doctors

By providing students with technological devices such as iPads and portable ultrasounds, UC Irvine School of Medicine is revolutionizing the way healthcare is taught. For the future doctors, such tools could one day be as standard as the stethoscope.

High marks in class, on ice

Undergraduate earns high marks in figure skating competitions and in school. Elegant on the ice, she could be on her way to Olympic glory.

Nan Collett

There's only one Nan

Longtime assistant Nan Collett helps superior memory research in James McGaugh’s lab run smoothly.