Irvine, Calif., April 9, 2013 — The UC Irvine Cal Teach program has been awarded $3.5 million in endowment and grant funding to continue supporting math and science teacher education for many years to come.
The…
Next step is to perfect synthetic materials that can do the same
Irvine, Calif., April 9, 2013 – Inspired by a traditional Balkan bedbug remedy, researchers have documented how microscopic hairs on kidney bean leaves effectively stab and…
BioSci student Tcharles Fagundes looks forward to a bright future after graduation
Tcharles Fagundes is one fearless and motivated student. After visiting a friend in California at the age of 20, the Brazilian native decided he…
Results will aid land management, policy decisions for coastal sage scrub restoration
Irvine, Calif., April 1, 2013 – California sagebrush in the southern part of the state will adjust better to climate change than sagebrush populations…
Kathleen Treseder and Sandra Holden with the Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology have published a Perspectives article in the March 29 issue of Science describing how mycorrhizal fungi in plant roots may contribute to…
UCI study also identifies possible gene target linked to cognitive disabilities
Irvine, Calif., March 25, 2013 – UC Irvine neurobiologists have found a novel molecular mechanism that helps trigger the formation of long-term memory. The researchers…
UCI researcher noted for advancing emerging field of systems biology
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 28, 2013 — Arthur Lander, M.D., Ph.D., a recognized leader in the emerging field of systems biology, whose research has helped identify underlying…
Research reveals rare and promising binding site on mutant p53 protein
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 30, 2013 — UC Irvine biologists, chemists and computer scientists have identified an elusive pocket on the surface of the p53 protein that…
UCI study identifies transgenerational effects of an environmental obesogen found in some paints, plastics and consumer products
Irvine, Calif. (January 15, 2013) — Exposing pregnant mice to low doses of the chemical tributyltin (TBT) – which was…