Advocate for postdocs

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

Trends show increase in alcohol-related car crash fatalities for young women

Although young men have tended to be associated with alcohol-related crashes, young women are beginning to show an alarming increase…

Study shows first images of brain changes associated with memory

University of California, Irvine researchers have developed the first images of the physical changes in brain cells thought to underlie memory…

Glucosamine-like supplement inhibits multiple sclerosis, type 1 diabetes

A glucosamine-like dietary supplement has been found to suppress the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes…

UC Irvine campus cheers men's volleyball team

The UC Irvine campus community celebrated the men’s volleyball national championship with a rally attended by several hundred people outside…

Treating ticks with antibiotics inhibits their reproduction

Irvine, Calif., May 2, 2007 Bacteria that may provide ticks with essential nutrients they can’t get from their meals of blood could be a key to controlling ticks and the diseases they carry, a new study published today in the PLoS ONE shows. UC Irvine professor Dr. Alan G. Barbour and researchers Jianmin Zhong and […]

Antibiotics may help eradicate ticks and tick-born diseases, UC Irvine researchers find

Bacteria that may provide ticks with nutrients they can’t get from their meals of blood could be a key to…

Southwest Airlines' last-minute fares not always the best deal, economist finds

It may pay off to spend a little extra time shopping online for that last-minute airfare, according to a UC Irvine economist.

EPA honors University of California

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the University of California’s environmental sustainability work with an Environmental Achievement Award. UC was…

Big sister

Growing up in a house filled with foster kids has given student Megan Baker her life’s purpose