Why look up the facts when you can find “truthiness” in a name? The same scientists who discovered that photographs lend legitimacy to all kinds of claims have discovered a new route
to Stephen Colbert’s “truthiness,” which is the gut feeling that something is true regardless of what the facts support.
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 25, 2014 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized UC Irvine with the 2014 Climate Leadership Award for Organizational Leadership for reducing carbon pollution and addressing climate change. The EPA announced the award in conjunction with the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, and The Climate Registry. “We […]
EVENT: Tara M. Ruttley, associate program scientist for NASA’s International Space Station, will tour UC Irvine labs and discuss with science faculty the latest research findings from the ISS and UC Irvine. WHEN/WHERE: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27. Contact Tom Vasich for specific locations. INFORMATION: Media planning to attend should contact Tom Vasich at 949-824-6455 or tmvasich@uci.edu. […]
Orange, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 — Women with advanced cervical cancer now have a new treatment option that could lengthen their lives. A trial led by UC Irvine gynecologic oncologist Dr. Krishnansu S. Tewari found that combining chemotherapy with bevacizumab, also known as Avastin, extended median survival to 17 months, compared to 13.3 months for those receiving chemotherapy […]
EVENT: UC Irvine’s Division of Undergraduate Education will open the doors of the Antrepreneur Center. The support service for Anteater entrepreneurs is part of an affiliation with UCLA, USC and the Los Angeles Economic Development Corp. funded by a $3.5 million grant from the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. WHEN/WHERE: 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at UC Irvine’s Student […]
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 — Sue and Ralph Stern have made a $5 million gift to UC Irvine, establishing the Sue and Ralph Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is part of UC Irvine Health. The cancer center is Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated […]
UC Irvine researchers have found a specific genetic flaw that is connected to sudden death due to heart arrhythmia – a leading cause of mortality for adults around the world.
UC Irvine and three other Orange County campuses will participate in the U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon 2015. The competition in which 20 teams comprising college and university students build energy-efficient solar homes, will be held for the second time at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine.
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 11, 2014 – An international endeavor combining science research with a business model centered on luxury resort developments and resort-style estates was unveiled Friday by Pangea World at the Arnold & Mabel Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences & Engineering. The kickoff symposium, “The Economic Epic of Earth’s Evolution: the […]
UCI’s entrepreneurial spirit is hitting the right note