Computer patent game

The U.S. patent system may stifle innovation and technical progress, according to a study from UC Irvine and University of Kansas School of Law.

ID theft investigation team honored with international award

UC Irvine Police Department wins international award for excellence in Criminal Investigation.

Andrea Tenner

Drug rescues memory lost to Alzheimer's disease

A drug similar to one used in clinical trials for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis has been found to rescue memory in mice exhibiting Alzheimer’s symptoms. This discovery by UC Irvine scientists offers hope for a new treatment for early stage Alzheimer’s.

Luis Alonzo

Summer program lures diverse grad students

Increasing diversity among ranks of UC Irvine graduate students is goal of four summer research programs.

Alzheimer's drug

A drug similar to one used in clinical trials for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis has been found to rescue memory in mice exhibiting Alzheimer’s symptoms. This discovery by UC Irvine scientists offers hope for a new treatment of early stage Alzheimer’s.

Supernova

UC Irvine cosmologists have found two supernovae farther away than any previously detected by using a new technique that could help find other dying stars at the edge of the universe.

UCI leads study testing a new way to learn math

An educational research team will head into California County schools this fall to see if visual software deepens understanding of mathematical concepts.

Anesthesiology program addresses mind, body, spirit

Program to address anxiety before surgery helps reduce postoperative discomfort and could even lower the amount of pain medication needed

Wind Turbines

Wind + water = untapped energy

Wind energy over the planet’s oceans is a vastly underutilized renewable resource, according to UC Irvine researchers.

Rachel Moran

Raising the bar

Rachel F. Moran is on a mission. As a founding faculty member at the University of California, Irvine School of Law and the newly elected president of the Association of American Law Schools, she seeks the return of the citizen-lawyer, who not only represents clients but helps improve society. “The vaunted image of the citizen-lawyer, […]