Longtime Dunlop School Ambassador and UCI philanthropist, Yvonne Liu opens up about her experience as a cancer and trauma survivor.
Four-Year-Old Walks the 2,650-Mile Pacific Crest Trail
At only four years old, Isla is the youngest person to have ever completed the Pacific Crest Trail. Along with her parents, Jonny Hasselman and Nikki Lucena, this little trailblazer hiked the full 2,650-mile trek from Campo at the United States-Mexico border, all the...
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Dunlop School Scientist Receives Award to Help Combat Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria
Travis Wiles, Ph.D., assistant professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, has recently received a New Innovator Award (#DP2AI154420) from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The NIAID is an agency of the National Institutes of...
Geneticist Wins Award to Advance the Study of Transposable Elements in the Genome
Grace Yuh Chwen Lee, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is the recipient of an Early Career Maximizing Investigators' Research Award (MIRA) from the National Institutes of Health. The MIRAs are awarded annually to help “provide investigators with...
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Funds Multi-UC Bacteriophage Research Project
Katrine Whiteson, UC Irvine associate professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, and David Pride, associate professor of pathology at UC San Diego, have been awarded a research grant from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The two-year grant will help support their...
The Weather Channel Interview with Matthew Bracken
UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Professor, Matthew Brackebn, PhD, was interviewed by The Weather Channel on the potential impacts the Huntington Beach Oil Spill may have on marine wildlife. Watch the video below to listen to the interview:
The Weather Channel Interview with Joleah Lamb
UCI Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Assistant Professor, Joleah Lamb, PhD, was interviewed by The Weather Channel on the potential impacts the Huntington Beach Oil Spill may have on the environment. Watch the video below to listen to the interview:
“Growing Bolder” Podcast Featuring James Hicks
Podcast Description: James Hicks, Ph.D., is a professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of California in Irvine. He's developed a new class called Exercise as Medicine that examines how and why physical activity can actually work better for us...
Steven D. Allison Appointed Director of the Newkirk Center for Science & Society
The School of Biological Sciences is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Steven Allison as the new Director of the Newkirk Center for Science and Society, effective October 1, 2021. The Newkirk Center has had a large impact on the campus and our...