Diverse linguistic environment boosts brain sensitivity to new learning, UCI study finds
Exposure alone may confer some benefits of bilinguality on single-language speakers
Exposure alone may confer some benefits of bilinguality on single-language speakers
Researchers also find plankton more resilient to nutrient stress than previously thought
New, safer approach using engineered stem cells could reduce need for chemotherapy
Karishma Muthukumar’s “Promoting Empathy-Based AI” project has been chosen as one of 33 finalists in the National Science Foundation’s 2026 Idea Machine competition. The entry from the cognitive sciences major, who just completed her freshman year, was one of 800 nationwide. If selected as one of the four winners, her “big idea” will help guide […]
Today a group of more than 80 scientists and engineers from 30 universities and a dozen companies released a road map to guide and encourage government agencies to invest effectively in engineering and synthetic biology research endeavors. Chang Liu, UCI assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is lead author of the document’s biomolecular engineering section. The […]
UCI-led study examines consumption patterns and suggests resilience strategies
Keith Murphy, UCI associate professor of anthropology, has received a two-year, $210,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study typographers – the people who design the fonts we see daily all around us, on everything from product packaging to websites, cellphone messages and signage. His interviews will provide insights into the creators’ practices and […]
Using light focused to size of an atom, they push microscopy resolution to new level
Research shows vulnerability of sensitive procedure to acoustic side-channel attack
Effectiveness of tool is demonstrated on recent super-Earth discovery at Barnard’s star