Addressing the daily dilemmas of dementia care
Alzheimer’s conference co-hosted by UCI will tackle such sensitive subjects as intimacy, elder abuse, driving risks and end-of-life options
Browsing: Biological Sciences
UCI study sheds light on regulation of hair growth across the entire body
Findings point to new ways of addressing human baldness, unwanted hair
Chasing fireflies from prairie to lab
UCI scientist uses bioluminescence to shed light on multicellular interactions
Making sense of microbiomes
UCI biochemist studies the effect of unique virus, bacteria and fungi on kids’ health
NIH funding will support graduate students in ‘gateway’ year of systems biology Ph.D. program
The National Institutes of Health has awarded UCI $1.2 million to fund graduate students in the mathematical & computational biology “gateway” year into the Ph.D. program.
UCI neurobiologists restore youthful vigor to adult brains
They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. The same can be said of the adult brain. Its connections are hard to change, while in children, novel experiences rapidly mold new connections during critical periods of brain development.
Sequestration casts shadow over research labs
Recent UCI discovery related to cancer treatment is the type of work endangered
Focusing on refugees
Dalai Lama Scholar Soraya Azzawi is dedicated to raising awareness of human rights struggles and the plight of refugees around the world.
No. 2 pencil not required
End-of-year exams, projects can take unorthodox forms.
Training tomorrow’s teachers
Lauds & Laurels staff honoree helps address shortage in math, science educators.