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International airline alliances benefit connecting passengers, UCI-led study finds

In contrast, those flying nonstop on an allied carrier may face higher fares

UCI team pioneers cancer treatment that targets bone metastases while sparing bone

New, safer approach using engineered stem cells could reduce need for chemotherapy

UCI institute receives $1 million Prentiss Foundation gift to expand salivary research

Study explores alternative to blood draws in monitoring patients’ lithium levels

More than 185 teams and 2,800 individuals rode, ran or walked in the 2019 UCI Anti-Cancer Challenge, raising awareness and funds for innovative studies and early-phase clinical trials at UCI’s Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

UCI’s third annual Anti-Cancer Challenge sets fundraising record

Event proceeds will expand research on prevention, diagnosis and treatment

Infants 10 to 16 months old prefer those who yield in conflicts, UCI study finds

Researchers note that, in contrast, slightly older subjects tend to like victors better

Distinguished Professor is awarded the 2019 Lebowitz Prize for achievement in philosophy

Margaret P. Gilbert, Ph.D., UCI’s Abraham I. Melden Chair in Moral Philosophy and Distinguished Professor of philosophy, has been awarded the 2019 Dr. Martin R. Lebowitz and Eve Lewellis Lebowitz Prize for outstanding achievement in the field of philosophy. It includes an honorarium of $25,800. Gilbert’s research interests span diverse topics in social, political and […]

UCI researchers to join national effort to build atlas of human breast cells

Project is supported by $4 million grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Building a better bot

An interdisciplinary UCI team is improving assistive robotic technology for homebound children, limited-mobility adults

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5 junior faculty awarded $50,000 Hellman Fellowships

Five assistant professors at the University of California, Irvine will receive $50,000 Hellman Fellowships, which are bestowed annually to support research by junior faculty. They join an elite group of 53 UCI Hellman Fellows since 2013, when the Hellman Fellows Fund established the program here. The 2019-20 awardees, representing a cross-section of disciplines, are: “Each […]

UCI student’s empathy-based AI project is among finalists in NSF ‘big idea’ competition

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 […]