cochlear implants

From bench to business

The first time Fan-Gang Zeng invented a cochlear implant – a device he believed could help thousands regain lost hearing – things didn’t work out too well. The company that licensed his invention shelved the project. “Today, he says, “it benefits no one.” The hard lesson – that most inventions never reach the consumer – […]

Tiny computer chip sensor for cars

Sensing danger, saving lives

Drivers worldwide soon will be able to navigate dangerous road conditions more safely, thanks to sensor technology developed at UC Irvine.

Airtime cards in China circulate as alternative currencies.

Money in the digital age

Are those crisp green bills wilting in your wallet? Coins collecting dust? As face-to-face transfers of money grow rarer in an increasingly digital world, cash is no longer king.

Alexopoulos honored for contributions to engineering science

Nicolaos G. Alexopoulos, dean of UC Irvine’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering, received the prestigious Engineering the Future Lifetime Achievement…

UCI recognized for technology that helps teachers return exams

Returning exams can be a burden for faculty due to the time-consuming distribution, collection and storage of graded work. Now…

Beall family gives $6.6 million to UC Irvine's Merage business school

UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business has received an endowment gift of $6.6 million from The Beall Family Foundation.…

Celebration of Teaching salutes UC Irvine educators

UC Irvine’s Academic Senate Council on Student Experience and Division of Undergraduate Education honored faculty and graduate students for excellence…

Advocate for postdocs

Alberto Roca, assistant project scientist of molecular biology & biochemistry, supports unsung scholars

High achiever

Senior and scholarship winner Vicky Zhou balances two majors and makes it look easy

From many, one

Campus Architect Rebekah Gladson blends a variety of styles into a cohesive whole