Reginald Penner and Reza Davari Ardakani

U.S., Iranian solar energy scientists convene at UCI

Meeting provides a collegial counterpoint to stormy political environment.

Tibetan monks at the Gaden Shartse Monastery in Mundgod, India

UCI group tours India, meets Dalai Lama

Students experience Tibetan culture, meet Dalai Lama in 18-day trek through India.

School children in Kenya having their blood sampled for malaria parasites.

Giving global health a shot in the arm

From on-campus labs to rural clinics in Asia, Africa and Central America, UCI researchers and students strive to mitigate illnesses affecting millions.

Megan Braun is UCI's first Rhodes scholarship winner

She will pursue a master’s in international relations at University of Oxford.

Turmeric

The spice of life

Mahtab Jafari’s research shows curry’s main ingredient has more to offer than good flavor. It extended the lifespan of fruit flies by up to 20 percent, while improving locomotion and having tumor-prevention properties.

Liver defect likely cause of DHA deficiency in Alzheimer's patients, UCI study finds.

Low levels of the omega-3 fatty acid may contribute to the neurodegenerative disease.

UCI seismologist Lisa Grant Ludwig

Finding more temblors along the fault

UCI seismologist Lisa Grant Ludwig finds far more frequent earthquakes along the San Andreas fault.

Big quakes more frequent than thought on San Andreas fault.

Study finds they’ve occurred every 45 to 144 years, most recently in 1857.

Ervin Meneses, a summer intern in Reginald Penner's chemistry lab at UCI

Teen goes for gold in UCI chemistry lab

Santa Ana teen excels at UCI Physics lab summer program.

Distinguishing ‘senior moments' from Alzheimer's

UCI researchers locate brain passage that could aid early diagnosis.