Engineering's Amasia develops rapid anthrax detection system
Mary Amasia is making huge strides to improving methods to detect anthrax, which has become a lethal bioterrorism threat. While…
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Studying kids at home alone
Growing up in Connecticut with working parents, UC Irvine education doctoral candidate Maria Parente had a well-defined after-school routine: “I’m…
Studying kids at home alone
Graduate student Maria Parente studies the effect of unsupervised after-school settings for children.
A winning season
Volleyball player Jon Steller is a standout on the court, in the community and at school
Graduate student to study spread of malaria
With a $10,000 award from the UC Irvine Graduate Division, Thomas Gilbreath will study how land-use in Africa affects the…
Squashing mosquito-borne disease
With a $10,000 award from the UCI Graduate Division, Thomas Gilbreath will study how land-use in Africa affects the mosquito population and spread of malaria. The fellowship supports students whose research could have significant public impact.
New approach to cancer prevention, care
Increasingly, cancer patients supplement traditional treatments with alternative therapies such as herbs, diet and acupuncture. Unconventional approaches to prevention have gained in popularity, too. But do they work?
Perfect chemistry for 30 years
A conversation with 30-year collaborators F. Sherwood Rowland and Donald Blake.
Perfect chemistry
The first person Donald Blake met when he walked into UC Irvine’s chemistry department in 1978 was F. Sherwood Rowland, clad in shorts and sandals, a towering 6 feet 5 inches tall. Rowland, department chair, was considering the UCLA senior for a graduate position. “We talked about lots of things, and in the end […]
A year of growth, achievement
The year has been exciting and rewarding for UC Irvine – from promising new research collaborations to impactful breakthroughs, dedicated outreach projects, diverse cultural activities, continued campus growth and athletic success.