Studying kids at home alone
Graduate student Maria Parente studies the effect of unsupervised after-school settings for children.
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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.
Internet love not colorblind, study says
UCI study of online daters shows race-based preferences prevail, especially among whites.
Songfest sets the stage for hope
“Songfest” a Broadway-style revue starring more than 150 students from 18 fraternities and sororities plays at the Bren Events Center April 24. This year, it raises funds for UC Irvine Medical Center’s Young Adult Cancer Program.
Creative writing alum's first novel a Thriller Award finalist
Steven M. Thomas couldn’t ask for more from his first novel “Criminal Paradise.” The book was released in paperback in…
On the air
Jon Wiener offers interviews, commentary during “The 4 O’Clock Report” on KPFK 90.7 FM
Doctoral student wins top melanoma research scholar award
Hsiang Ho, a biological chemistry doctoral student at UC Irvine, has received a 2008 Research Scholar Award from the Joanna…
Road warriors
As our expanding population outgrows an aging infrastructure, transportation is becoming an increasingly important topic in Orange County and statewide. It also has significant implications for the U.S. economy, considering that transportation-related goods and services account for about 20 percent of the nation’s gross national product. “The safe and efficient movement of people and goods […]
Ahead of his class
In a disheveled dorm room at UC Irvine, Brandon Gross — a freckle-faced college kid in flip-flops and Anteaters ball cap — loads up his backpack and heads out the door to his math class in differential equations. Nothing unusual here, except Brandon is a kid. A junior who transferred to UCI in January, Brandon […]
Setting the stage for hope
In the lounge of a UC Irvine Greek house, a dozen students from Alpha Phi and Sigma Phi Epsilon practice a number from “A Chorus Line,” gamely trying to stay in step, sing in harmony and avoid bumping into the furniture. For months, they’ve been rehearsing for “Greek Songfest,” a Broadway-style revue starring more than […]