More than 300 faculty and staff gathered in the Doheny Rooms of the UCI Student Center to celebrate 2014 at the annual Biological Sciences School Holiday party on Monday, December 15, 2014. Dean Frank M. LaFerla welcomed all guests as they enjoyed festivities that...

Study advances new framework for understanding of phytoplankton nutrient assimilation Irvine, Calif., & East Boothbay, Maine, Nov. 24, 2014 — Single-cell phytoplankton in the ocean are responsible for roughly half of global oxygen production, despite vast tracks...

More than 350 enthusiastic audience members from the campus and surrounding community gathered for the world premiere of “The Arctic Expedition,” on December 5th at the UCI Student Center Auditorium. Following the documentary about climate change research in the...

Founding UCI faculty member honored for learning and memory research Irvine, Calif., Dec. 3, 2014 — UC Irvine neurobiologist James McGaugh, whose research has vastly contributed to our knowledge of the brain’s learning and memory abilities, has won the 2015 University...

For the second year in a row, the Biological Sciences School Student Affairs Office hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon for our international students. More than 60 international students attended the luncheon, where traditional American Thanksgiving fare was served....

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 19, 2014 — Through an innovative new program developed at UC Irvine, the arts and the sciences are being integrated to help young students better grasp the basics of Earth, life and physical sciences. With $6.4 million in National Science...

Professor Christopher Hughes, Ph.D., chair of the Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. Professor Hughes joins three other UCI...

Andrea Wiley has served as department manager for the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology at the Biological Sciences School for seven years. In her role, Andrea manages the operations for the department including research administration, financial management,...

Professor Michael Buchmeier, Departments of Developmental and Cell Biology and Medicine, and his research team recently discovered a key element to the arenavirus that initiates the infection. The 58 amino acid signal peptide is essential in assembling the viral...

On December 12, Michael T. Clegg, Ph.D., Bren Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, will be celebrated after a distinguished career in research, academic administration and international science diplomacy. Dr. Clegg retired in June, 2014. Throughout his...