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A variant of a gene associated with active personality traits in humans seems to also be involved with living a longer life, UC Irvine and other researchers have found.

Wildfire risk will grow due to climate change, new research finds, but unhealthy controlled burns for farming are the leading type of blaze in the U.S.  UC Irvine Earth system scientist Hsiao-Wen Lin found that such fires have increased by 30% nationally in the past decade, mostly in the south. Thanks to stricter air pollution regulations, California, Oregon and Washington have slashed their agricultural burn rates though.

Acclaimed scientist and respected leader has served the campus for 40 years and knows it well.

Twelve-night midsummer festival is fulfillment of drama department’s 20-year dream.

Dr. Johnny Delashaw, who has earned international acclaim for his expertise in skull base, pituitary and cerebrovascular surgery, has joined UC Irvine’s School of Medicine as chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery.

Capping a record-setting season at UCI, the track star is set to compete in the 800 meter race at the International Association of Athletics Federations World Track & Field Championships.

By finishing third in the 800-meter final at the USA Track & Field Championships, UCI’s Charles Jock earns berth on U.S. team for world track & field championships in South Korea.

Social Sciences dean and cognitive scientist is recognized for her research on attention, memory and perceptual learning.

UCI faculty now boasts 26 members of the prestigious organization.

Undergraduate and tennis standout Kristina Smith comes from an extended family of UCI alumni that includes her grandmother Mary Myers, mother Maria Smith, nine aunts and uncles, and a cousin or two.