A multidisciplinary team of UCI professors has received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop new molecular tools to identify ribonucleic acids essential in learning and memory formation. “Our project involves building luminescent RNA molecules, allowing us to observe their position and activity in the brain of a living, learning mouse,” […]
Transition will focus on flexible work, learning environments
Emily Penner, assistant professor of education, and her research partners have received the 2020 Community Outcomes and Impact Award from the International Association for Research on Service-Learning & Community Engagement. Her research partners are Thomas Dee, a professor in Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, and Bill Sanderson, assistant superintendent of high schools in the […]
Prompted by UCI grad student, popular radio podcast goes bilingual, starting with series on the pandemic
UCI School of Education helps students, instructors navigate changing landscape
June Ahn, associate professor of education, has received a three-year, $500,000 grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to conduct a study identifying factors that motivate youth toward occupational careers. Ahn and his team will be working with K-12 after-school program educators and participants to gain an understanding of the key experiences that shape […]
Science and math majors find creative support for themselves and their students through CalTeach program
Anthropology professor teaches class on digital cultures by creating his own virtual community – where COVID-19 isn’t a threat
UCI professor warns that coronavirus-prompted changes could worsen disparities in academic achievement between low- and high-income students
U.N.-sponsored Earth School will help children learn about environment