UCI engineers develop prototype of low-cost, disposable lung infection detector

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 14, 2014 – Imagine a low-cost, disposable breath analysis device that a person with cystic fibrosis could use at home along with a smartphone to immediately detect a lung infection, much like the device police use to gauge a driver’s blood alcohol level. Timely knowledge of a lung infection would let people […]

UC Irvine's Program in Public Health part of coalition awarded $1.3 million by CDC to fight chronic diseases

UCI’s Program in Public Health and a coalition of Orange County community groups have been awarded $1.3 million by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention for a three-year joint project to improve health and ease the burden of chronic disease in Anaheim, Garden Grove and Santa Ana.

UCI pediatric exercise research expert to speak at White House summit for Americans with disabilities

A White House summit focused on improving health and fitness for Americans with disabilities will include the voice of Dr. Dan Cooper, a UC Irvine pediatrician nationally renowned for childhood exercise research.

New faculty members

Fresh influx of faculty

School of Medicine claims 14 of 77 new hires

Douglas Thorpe

The king of drones

Douglas Thorpe ’82 has spent decades developing unmanned aerial vehicles for all kinds of uses

Catherine M. Brock named executive director of The Center for Autism

Catherine M. Brock, a highly regarded clinical and administrative leader in the field of autism spectrum disorders, will become executive director of The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders as of Sept. 15.

UCDC Collage of students

Capital gains

Students in UCI internship program acquire real-world experience in Washington, D.C.

UCI engineering dean attends White House Makers Faire

Event provides inspiration for turning student and community ideas into prototypes

The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UCI receives $9.5 million gift

Stacey Nicholas’ Opus Foundation has made a $9.5 million gift to The Henry Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine. The donation will establish a $2 million endowed deanship; fund student scholarships and graduate fellowships; and support school programs that focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics outreach. It will also facilitate an ongoing partnership with St. Margaret’s Episcopal School in San Juan Capistrano.

UCI computer scientist presents SmartAmerica project at White House

UC Irvine computer science professor Nalini Venkatasubramanian represented the Donald Bren School of Information & Computer Sciences at the SmartAmerica Expo in Washington, D.C., this month.