Stingray Defenses Reveal the Hidden Engineering of Survival
A diversity of stingray defensive spines surrounds a bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma), illustrating variation in spine shape and serration morphology among species. Photo
As Oceans Warm, UCI Researchers Find Clues to Which Species Shifts Could Matter Most
First author Ryan Beshai, left, and Professor Cascade Sorte, right, led a new study that offers a framework for predicting how climate-driven species shifts
Students Bring Evolution to Life Through Creativity, Exploration and Curiosity
Student artwork from BIO SCI 8 includes an ammonite drawing by Diana G. Hernandez Rodriguez, left, and a Tiktaalik line-and-ink drawing by Kimberly Ng,
Two Dunlop School Students Named 2026 Goldwater Scholars
Steve Salinas, left, and Anny Wang, right, undergraduate students in the Dunlop School, were named 2026 Goldwater Scholars in recognition of their outstanding promise
Postdoctoral fellow awarded grant to study iPSC-microglia transplantation for the treatment of FTD-GRN
Jean Paul Chadarevian, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Blurton-Jones Lab at UCI MIND. Jean Paul Chadarevian, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow in the Blurton-Jones
UCI Postdoctoral Fellow Zhuoxin Chen Awarded NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
Zhuoxin Chen, a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Assistant Professor Evgeny Kvon at the Department of Developmental & Cell Biology at the Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences, has been awarded a prestigious K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR).
UC Irvine Researchers Receive Support Through W. M. Keck Foundation Bridge Funding Initiative
A research team in the UC Irvine Charlie Dunlop School of Biological Sciences has been selected to receive support through the W. M. Keck
Michael Leon Named Innovator of the Year at UC Irvine Innovator Awards
At the 2026 UC Irvine Innovator Awards, held April 20 during the university’s signature “Born in California” event at The Cove @ UCI, Professor
Professor Michael Leon named a 2026 Memory Care Innovator of the Year by Behavioral Health Business
Professor Michael Leon was named a 2026 Memory Care Innovator of the Year in the Behavioral Health category by Behavioral Health Business as part of its Memory Care Innovation Awards, which recognize leaders advancing innovative approaches to cognitive care.








