Vice Provost for Academic Personnel Appointed from the Biological Sciences School Dr. Diane O’Dowd has accepted the position of Vice Provost for Academic Personnel, effective October 1, 2014. Dr. O’Dowd has provided exemplary leadership and service to the Biological...
Faculty Recognition
John Avise Honored by the American Fisheries Society Dr. John Avise, Distinguished Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is among four inaugural Hall of Excellence awardees selected by the Genetics Section of the American Fisheries Society. The AFS...
First Annual Biological Sciences School Picnic Celebrates Faculty, Staff and Students
On June 27, 2014, the First Annual Biological Sciences School Picnic was hosted by Dean Frank LaFerla for the school’s faculty, staff and graduate students. The occasion celebrated the people of the Biological Sciences School and kicked off the 50th anniversary...
First Commencement since School Renaming Celebrates Biological Sciences School Graduates
On Monday, June 16, 2014, the commencement ceremony was held for graduating students of the recently renamed School of Biological Sciences. The ceremony marked the first time that an Biological Sciences School Commencement was celebrated under that name, and it was...
School of Biological Sciences Graduate Student Speaks at Commencement with President Obama
Biological Sciences School doctoral student Jessica Pratt presented the graduate student address at the campus-wide ceremony attended by President Obama at Angels Stadium. Dr. Pratt, who defended her thesis in fall 2013, had no idea that she would ultimately be...
UCI study identifies unique scaffold protein that aids in attachment of tendons to muscles
Research yields ideas for novel methods in treatment of sports injuries, heart attacks and other musculoskeletal disorders such as muscular dystrophies New research in the School of Biological Sciences at UC Irvine is raising hope for potential new methods to help the...
New listing of Highly Cited Researchers includes the Biological Sciences School’s Glabe, Hawkins and LaFerla
Thomson Reuters has issued a 2014 update of its Highly Cited Researchers listing of the top 1 percent of scientific researchers. Biological Sciences School professors Charles Glabe, Bradford Hawkins and Frank LaFerla were named among three thousand scientists...
UCI study finds that learning by repetition impairs recall of details
Technique does enhance key facts in memories but blurs nuance and complexity NOTE TO EDITORS: Photo available at: http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/uci-study-finds-that-learning-by-repetition-impairs-recall-of-details/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF...
Caterpillars that eat multiple plant species are more susceptible to hungry birds
Dietary choices are evolutionary expression of risk vs. reward, UCI-Wesleyan study finds NOTE TO EDITORS: Photo available at: http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/caterpillars-that-eat-multiple-plant-species-are-more-susceptible-to-hungry-birds/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Recently identified protein in zebrafish could be a therapeutic target for resolving birth defects such as cleft palate
Adam Tuttle, postdoctoral fellow in Developmental and Cell Biology, and colleagues in Professor Thomas Schilling’s Lab, recently identified a protein, Rbc3a, which could be a therapeutic target for resolving birth defects and cancers. Tuttle’s study published in the...