March 16, 2011 Tsai Named Chancellor’s Fellow Sheryl Tsai, molecular biology & biochemistry associate professor, has been named a Chancellor’s Fellow, effective July 1, 2011-June 30, 2014. The title honors and recognizes scholars of exceptional value to the...
For the Birds
Featured in ZotZine: Kristine Preston steps softly onto UC Irvine's Ecological Preserve, 62 acres of cheerful wildflowers and sweet-smelling sage scrub tucked above University Hills. "We had a pair of birds using this plant two days ago, which is just incredible," she...
UCI botanist is America’s scientist abroad
With his rosy cheeks and booming laugh, Michael Clegg is often told he resembles Santa Claus, and he logs almost as many miles. The UC Irvine ecology & evolutionary biology professor also is foreign secretary for the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, which...
Academic Senate Hosts Distinguished Faculty Award Ceremony: 3 Bio Sci Faculty Honored
November 18, 2010 The 2010-11 Academic Senate Distinguished Faculty Awards will be presented 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the University Club. John C. Avise (shown), Distinguished Faculty Award for Research recipient, will give a lecture titled “A Naturalist in the Age...
Dr. Ricardo Miledi wins prestigious neuroscience award
November 17, 2010 8:30 a.m. Dr. Ricardo Miledi, UCI Distinguished Professor of neurobiology & behavior, has won the Society for Neuroscience's Ralph W. Gerard Prize for outstanding contributions to the field. The $25,000 prize was awarded this week during the...
UCI scientists decode genomes of sexually precocious fruit flies
Breakthrough study could transform drug, aging and fertility research — Irvine, Calif., September 16, 2010 — UC Irvine researchers have deciphered how lowly fruit flies bred to rapidly develop and reproduce actually evolve over time. The findings, reported in the...
Distinguishing ‘senior moments’ from Alzheimer’s
UCI researchers locate brain passage that could aid early diagnosis — Irvine, Calif., August 10, 2010 — With the help of volunteers aged 18 to 89, UC Irvine researchers have identified for the first time in humans a long-hidden part of the brain called the perforant...
Immune system helps transplanted stem cells navigate in central nervous system
UCI study provides blueprint for enhanced treatment of inflammatory diseases like MS — Irvine, Calif., June 01, 2010 — Steve Zylius / University Communications Tom Lane is helping lead UCI's efforts to find stem cell-based treatments for MS. By discovering how adult...
Diane O’Dowd receives Howard Hughes Medical Institute Grant
May 24, 2010 Colleagues, Please join me in congratulating Diane O’Dowd for her recent grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The four-year award of $600,000 will continue Diane’s excellent work helping science faculty in developing effective teaching...
Plant growth aided by insect-feeding animals
Study shows how birds, bats and lizards play their roles in preserving plant species in face of global climate change — Irvine, Calif., April 7, 2010 — Add insect-feeding birds, bats and lizards to the front lines of the battle against global climate change....