Memory access

Using advanced brain imaging techniques, UCI scientists have discovered that a person’s brain activity while remembering an event is very similar to when it was first experienced, even if specifics can’t be recalled.

Memory art

Nine paintings created through an Alzheimer’s Association program called Memories in the Making are on display at UCI MIND.

Christina Hansen

Up to the challenge

Retiring Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Administration Christina Hansen facilitated UCI’s evolution into a research powerhouse.

A flu vaccine being administered

Preparing for swine flu

Flu season is just around the bend, and one UCI expert says common-sense precautions and flu shots can do a lot to ward off H1N1.

Parolees

Parolees’ release increases neighborhood crime, but residential stability and social service slow the rate.

Dr. Scott Goodwin

Treating fibroids without surgery

Dr. Scott Goodwin takes a new approach to an age-old problem for women at UC Irvine Medical Center.

Game Center researchers to reinvent computer games

Drawing on expertise from computers to art, a new center in Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences will study virtual worlds.

A rice Farmer in Thailand

Stopping the spread of infectious diseases

UCI research on infectious diseases, such as dengue fever, HIV and meliodosis, could benefit millions worldwide.

Money management among the poor

UCI funds research on financial practices in developing countries.

Pipe monitoring

UC Irvine engineers plan to outfit the local water system with sensors that will alert officials when and where pipes crack or break, hastening repair – thanks to nearly $5.7 million over three years from the National Institute of Standards & Technology and several local water groups.