KEYWORD

COVID-19

A study working with the Toyota Human Support Robot known as CARL SR.

Robots to the rescue

Socially assistive devices can help people cope in times of crisis

UCI scientists get ‘initial hit’ in developing drug to treat COVID-19

Synthetic molecule binds to coronavirus enzyme, blocks key function

Brianne Donaldson, UCI assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies with a pig in a pen

What’s next: The future of food

Pandemic has heightened awareness of weaknesses in nation’s animal-based supply chain, which could accelerate trend toward plant-derived products

UCI Podcast Indicator

UCI Podcast: Coronavirus crisis and economic recovery

The COVID-19 crisis has intertwined economics and public health into a single issue, creating a collective action problem. Eric Spangenberg, dean of The UCI Paul Merage School of Business and consumer behavior expert, joins the UCI Podcast to share his insights into the relationship between community action and keeping Orange County safely and successfully open […]

Dr. Daniela Bota, medical director of the UCI Center for Clinical Research standing in her lab

Revving up research

Year-old center for accelerating clinical trials gave UCI Health an investigative edge when the pandemic hit

Minecraft UCI characters stroll along Ring Road exploring the virtual campus.

Making that campus connection

Minecraft replica lets remote students visit virtual UCI

Following the infection

UCI trains contact tracers to disrupt COVID-19 transmission – with an emphasis on health equity issues

UCI to conduct COVID-19 contact tracing workshop series

Training will emphasize cultural sensitivity, health equity issues

Sociology professor receives grant to help build a more representative professoriate

Beginning this fall, incoming School of Social Sciences graduate students will have an opportunity to participate in the Enhancing Diversity and Equitable Inclusion Thriving in the Academy Program. Spearheaded by Belinda Robnett, professor of sociology and associate dean of faculty development and diversity in social sciences, the program is supported by a five-year, $349,996 grant […]

Thomas Milner, the new director of UCI’s Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic

Inventive medicine

Optics innovator Thomas Milner is back at UCI as director of the Beckman Laser Institute & Medical Clinic