A person sun bathing on the beach

Dark side of the sun

As a specialist in skin disorders and cancers, Dr. Janellen Smith sees firsthand what too much sun can do. She stresses that people – especially those in sun-worshipping Southern California – should be aware of the health risks associated with prolonged sun exposure and take proper precautions.

Professor A. Kimball Romney

How our eye sees color

Colors reproduced on Web sites or printed photos never seem as true as what we see in real life, and now one UC Irvine professor explains why.

Thiago Halmer

Speaking the same language

Thiago Halmer and other PRIME-LC students will help doctors in Brazil collaborate with UCI physicians on stuttering cases.

Eta Carinae

Giant supernovae farthest ever detected

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.

AirUCI hosts summer teacher workshop

About 20 local science teachers are at UC Irvine this week and next to learn about atmospheric chemistry as part…

UCI awarded grant for nuclear energy research

UC Irvine has been awarded up to $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Energy for nuclear energy research. Mikael Nilsson,…

Hormone treatment lessens surgery-related stress in kids

Dr. Zeev Kain, anesthesiology & perioperative care professor and chair at UC Irvine, has found that treating children with the…

Lauren Collins

The sky's the limit

As UCI’s greatest women’s track & field athlete ever, high-jump champ Lauren Collins ends a record-setting season on track for the Olympics.

Downtown Conakry, the capital of Guinea

UCI Africa Initiative lends a hand

UC Irvine group demonstrates how modest efforts can reap big rewards by donating time and energy in Africa.

Flowers blooming

Campus efforts help clear the air

UC Irvine cuts greenhouse gas emissions from the (efficiently irrigated) ground up.