Donuts with the Dean, Winter 2016

The Biological Sciences School prides itself on the efforts it takes to provide its student body with alternative ways to interact with the dean and faculty. One of the many opportunities given to students is the quarterly Donuts with the Dean social.  Held on January...

Staff Spotlight: Sally Dabiri

Sally Dabiri is the Department Administrator for Neurobiology and Behavior, and has been in her position for 11 years. In her role as Department Administrator, Sally oversees the department’s general administrative, financial and resources management duties. In...

UCI Center for Addiction Neuroscience

The UC Irvine Center for Addiction Neuroscience (ICAN) was established to bring together addiction research faculty from across UCI for the first time, to identify areas of collaboration to leverage for highly competitive research funding opportunities. In addition to...

UCI Reaches out to Community Partners to Help Save the Salton Sea

Under the direction of Professor Timothy Bradley, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, the Salton Sea Initiative seeks to harness UCI’s research, teaching, and service resources to address challenges facing the Salton Sea region. In January, Professor Bradley and Dean...

Protecting the Environment Through Ecotourism

The Pangea World manifesto is based on the “Tourism for Conservation through Research” (TCR) economic-development model. Through their collective efforts, Pangea World and its partners are offering an unparalleled opportunity to purchase close to 1,800 acres of...

Community Spotlight: Emma N. Flores, Ph.D.

Biological Sciences School Alumnus, Dr. Emma N. Flores, completed her undergraduate degree (2006) at UC Irvine before beginning a career as a mentor, educator and administrator in higher education.  During her time at UCI, Dr. Flores participated in the Biological...

Has Gene-Editing the Human Germline Found Common Ground?

On December 1-3, the International Summit on Human Gene Editing kicked off its first meeting at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C.  The meeting was the first step in establishing its goals for the next year.  Over the next year, the committee will...