Dr. Jacqueline Dupont is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dupont Residential Care, Inc., Assured InHome Care, Inc., and former owner of Assured Horizons, LLC. Since 2014, she has sat on the Dean’s Leadership Council at the Biological Sciences School. On...
Community Spotlight – Kevin Liang, Ph.D. (2001,2007)
Oct 23, 2015
Biological Sciences School Alumnus, Kevin Liang, completed both his undergraduate (2001) and doctoral degree (2007) at UC Irvine before pursuing a career in healthcare innovation. Dr. Liang was part of the first class of undergraduate Neurobiology majors at the...
“What Matters to Me and Why” Feat. Professor James McGaugh
Oct 22, 2015
On October 14, 2015, the “What Matters to Me and Why” Lecture series began the 2015-2016 school year with a Lecture featuring Biological Sciences School Professor James McGaugh. The “What Matters to Me and Why” series encourages reflection about the values, beliefs,...
Biological Sciences School Professor Gives insight into Tesla’s Model X Bioweapon ready air conditioning system
Oct 22, 2015
Most known for their Model S sedan, the Tesla Motors car company recently began selling a sport utility vehicle called the Model X. The Model X is slightly larger than the current Model S sedan and features a number of additional changes including the famed falcon...
Rose Hills Scholars
Oct 22, 2015
The Rose Hills Foundation has contributed substantially to educational institutions in California in support of science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) undergraduate development. In 2014, UCI was awarded $700,000 from The Rose Hills Foundation to support the...
What Can The “Oldest Old” Tell Us
Oct 22, 2015
Professor Claudia Kawas has been working on a groundbreaking longitudinal study involving people over the age of 90 since 2003. The study, known as the 90-plus study, follows over 1,600 people older than 90 living in Leisure World in Laguna Woods California. Recent...
Neuron Transplants May One Day Reverse Blindness
Oct 22, 2015
UC Irvine neurobiologist Professor Sunil Gandhi and his colleagues were recently featured in a Scientific American article that highlighted their work investigating the flexibility of the adult brain. In a groundbreaking study published earlier this year, Professor...
International Students Lunch with the Dean
Sep 25, 2015
The Biological Sciences School is home to students from around the world. Many of them were on hand for a special Meet and Greet lunch with Dean LaFerla. The dean extended a special welcome to the 85 international students and shared his tips on being a successful...
Learning+Teaching in Tsukuba
Sep 25, 2015
Sometimes, lessons learned far away are the ones that really hit home. Six Exercise Sciences majors, three Dance majors, and two professors from UCI, learned and taught in Japan for a week during July 2015, and...
Student Spotlight: Anna U. Tran
Sep 25, 2015
Anna Tran is a fourth-year Biological Sciences major. This past April, Anna was awarded the Donald A. Strauss Scholarship to fund the start-up of a public service project of her choice. The Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship Foundation, established as a...