Green tea impairs development, reproduction in fruit flies

New research from the lab of Professor Mahtab Jafari reveals that excessive consumption of green tea adversely affects the development and reproduction of fruit fly populations.  Professor Jafari and colleagues investigated the effects of high levels of green tea by...

Student Spotlight: Ryan Ripperdan

Ryan Ripperdan is an undergraduate majoring in Biological Sciences at the Biological Sciences School.  Ryan is on schedule to graduate in Spring 2016 with plans on applying to medical school shortly thereafter.  Prior to transferring to UCI, Ryan attended Mt. San...

Regenerating a New Limb with the HEAL Project

The University of Connecticut will be launching a revolutionary scientific project aimed at helping individuals who have lost limbs or experienced severe nerve damage by regenerating new nerves cells or entire extremities. The project, known as the Hartford...

UCI Study Sheds New Light on Emperor Penguins

Dr. Cassondra Williams, a postdoctoral researcher in the laboratory of professor Jim Hicks in the department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has published data that sheds new light onto the complexity of the emperor penguins coat. Dr. Williams first became...