GPS-BIOMED Host Networking Event

On a warm evening in October, graduate students and postdoctoral scientists gathered at the University Club to learn about careers in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries, and network with alumni and professionals from local companies including: Allergan,...

Community Spotlight – Nikki Iravani, O.D. (1982, 1986)

Dr. Nikki Iravani completed her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at UC Irvine before pursuing a career as an optometrist. “It was important for me to gain some professional experience while attending my classes at the Biological Sciences School.  The time I...

Neurobiology & Behavior Graduate Student Wins ARCS Award

Allison Najafi is one of this year’s recipients of the Achievement Rewards For College Scientists (ARCS) for graduate students.  The ARCS scholar award is intended to provide additional financial support for exceptional graduate students from qualifying institutions. ...

Better Ways to Manage Urban Stormwater Runoff

In a recent study published in the journal of Environmental Science & Technology, featured in Science Daily, Professor Peter Bowler, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and director of the school’s arboretum, along with his colleagues from three UC campuses (UCI,...

New Faculty for the 2015-16 School Year

The Biological Sciences School is excited to welcome four new faculty members. The new faculty will add their expertise to our already highly ranked Biological Sciences departments, and provide new professional development avenues for Biological Sciences School...