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Dunlop School Professor Elected 2019 California Academy Fellow
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Chair and Professor James Hicks has been named a 2019 Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. The Academy is based in San Francisco and consists of an aquarium, planetarium, rainforest, and natural history museum.
UCI Study Identifies Brain Protein that Could Put the Brakes on Alzheimer’s
Discovery of TOM-1 protein role heralds new directions in the disease fight.
Girls vs. Boys: Brain Differences Might Explain Tech Behaviors
Recent research shows the brain’s rewards regions activate when males crave videogames, girls face more depression when overusing social media.
ASM. Petrie-Norris Asks Governor to Sign Sea-level Rise Bill
Two UC Irvine scientists, Dr. Kathleen Treseder and Dr. Brett Sanders, spoke at the event about the need for the bill to fight against sea-level rise.
Valley Fever Still Coming Soon Because Climate Change
Back in May, UC Irvine Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor Kathleen Treseder presented a lecture to the public on how climate change is making much of the western United States–including Orange County–far more hospitable to
Graduate Students Receive Impactful STEM Award
Dunlop School graduate students Amanda McQuade and Barbara Waring have been selected to receive Achievement Rewards For College Scientists (ARCS) Scholar Awards for 2019. The ARCS scholar award is intended to provide additional financial support for exceptional...
California Dreamin’
With fellowship support, Stacy Ann Suarez Cham is pursuing her goal of a Ph.D. in ecology & evolutionary biology.
Vascular Biologist Christopher C.W. Hughes Grows Organ Tissues
Hughes, a professor of molecular biology and biochemistry in the School of Biological Sciences and a professor in biomedical engineering at the Henry Samueli School of Engineering, is working with collaborators to develop new technologies aimed at improving anti-cancer drug screening and precision medicine.
Raising a Glass to Grapes’ Surprising Genetic Diversity Could Contribute to Wine’s Varying Flavors, Aromas, Researchers Say
Grapes’ surprising genetic diversity could contribute to wine’s varying flavors and more. Wesley Koseki/ UCI Here’s a discovery well worth toasting: A research team led by Professor Brandon Gaut with the University of California, Irvine and Professor Dario Cantu with...