UC Irvine News Brief: Federal grant to support interdisciplinary hearing research program

National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders awards $900,000 to UCI’s Center for Hearing Research.

UCI to dedicate Sue & Bill Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute

Reflecting the UCI’s deep commitment to shaping the future of healthcare, Sue & Bill Gross Hall: A CIRM Institute is the first major stem cell center in Southern California, a region known for biomedical innovation.

Calit2 to debut its TechPortal

TechPortal will serve as gateway to commercialization for university innovations.

Speaking of Jack

Campus and community leaders recall working with the multifaceted Jack Peltason.

UC Irvine Advisory: Samuelsen

Exhibit to cover global warming and climate change, energy and alternative resources, water quality and more.

California funds UCI basic research on stem cells

UCI’s Marian Waterman and Aileen Anderson will receive California Institute for Regenerative Medicine grants totaling more than $2.6 million to study the underlying biology of stem cells aimed at treating spinal cord injury, cancer and other disorders.

2010 Medal

UCI’s most prestigious honor, the Medal, which annually confers lifelong recognition on those who have made exceptional contributions to the university’s mission of teaching, research and public service will be given to three individuals and one couple this fall.

Rodrigo Martinez-Duarte

Sorting cells, saving lives

Rodrigo Martinez-Duarte, UCI doctoral candidate in mechanical & aerospace engineering, won a fellowship to develop a cell-sorting device that will make blood and other tests quicker and cheaper.

The new medical education building

Blazing a trail for 21st century medicine

The new medical education facility was designed with future of healthcare – and the planet – in mind.

Sheron Wray

Blending jazz, African dance, technology

Sheron Wray, choreographer and assistant professor of dance, lets audiences shape stage productions – via text messaging.