Staff members get the big picture

New UCI program introduces staff members to aspects of campus they might otherwise miss.

Class clowns make good theater

For Eli Simon, drama department chair and professor of acting, clowning is high art.

Heliconius erato butterfly

Butterfly vision, wing colors linked

Butterflies that have a duplicate gene allowing them to see ultraviolet colors also have UV-yellow pigment on their wings, reports the study by UCI’s Adriana Briscoe, Seth Bybee and colleagues.

Butterfly gene

Butterflies that have a duplicate gene allowing them to see ultraviolet colors also have UV-yellow pigment on their wings, reports the study by UCI’s Adriana Briscoe, Seth Bybee and colleagues.

Cactus Wren

For the birds

Kristine Preston steps softly onto UC Irvine’s Ecological Preserve, 62 acres of cheerful wildflowers and sweet-smelling sage scrub tucked above University Hills. “We had a pair of birds using this plant two days ago, which is just incredible,” she whispers, pointing to a large prickly pear cactus. The 40-year-old plant is one of a whole […]

Serious about sobriety

UC Irvine launches new measures to promote campus safety and prevent alcohol abuse.

UC Irvine Advisory: Social sciences speaker series

Social sciences speakers to discuss the brain and behavior, immigration and state politics.

Everyday objects help teach basic biology

Diane O’Dowd uses objects from her garage to demonstrate biology principles and engage students.

Telescope tuner's focus: sharper images

UCI physicist Gary Chanan focuses on fine-tuning the world’s largest telescopes.

MLK Symposium

Writer and activist Tim Wise will deliver the Dr. Joseph White Lecture as part of UC Irvine’s 26th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium.