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
Jun 1, 2010
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
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
Apr 7, 2010
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....
Soil microbes produce less atmospheric CO2 than expected with climate warming
Apr 3, 2010
Key players in the carbon cycle, they multiply slowly when overheated — Irvine, Calif., April 26, 2010 — The physiology of microbes living underground could determine the amount of carbon dioxide emitted from soil on a warmer Earth, according to a study published...
UCI MIND and ReMIND Receive $12,000 from Betty’s Foundation
Mar 25, 2010
March 24, 2010 The Institute for Memory Impairments & Neurological Disorders, or UCI MIND, and its group for graduate students interested in neurological disorders, ReMIND, has received a $12,000 donation from Betty’s Foundation, formed by five relatives in their...
New research indicates plants can grow quickly or ward off hungry insects, but not both
Mar 25, 2010
March 25, 2010 Findings could be useful in development of pest-resistant crops. Irvine, Calif., March 25, 2010 - There's a war occurring each day in our backyards - plant versus plant-eating insect versus insect-eating insect. Research by UC Irvine's Kailen Mooney...
UCI Center for Environmental Biology Launched
Mar 24, 2010
March 24, 2010 The School of Biological Sciences has formed the Center for Environmental Biology, which will coordinate research partnerships between UCI scientists and neighboring land groups. Projects will focus on integrating translational biological research into...
UCI Biologists Help Sequence the Hydra Genome
Mar 17, 2010
March 17, 2010 UCI biologists Robert Steele and Hans Bode, along with nine other UCI scientists and an international team of researchers, have sequenced the genome of Hydra, a freshwater polyp that has been a staple of biological research for 300 years and integral to...
Souza Wins Mexico’s Top Environmental Award
Mar 17, 2010
March 17, 2010 Valeria Souza, visiting scholar in the laboratory of Brandon Gaut, ecology & evolutionary biology chair, will receive Mexico’s highest environmental honor: the Love of the Planet Award. The $50,000 award is given to researchers who have championed...