In 1995 UCI professor F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina were awarded the Nobel prize in chemistry for their discovery that chlorofluorocarbons contribute to ozone depletion. Dr. Molina was a postdoctoral researcher with professor Rowland during the 70’s when they...
Neurobiology & Behavior Graduate Student Wins ARCS Award
Oct 23, 2015
Allison Najafi is one of this year’s recipients of the Achievement Rewards For College Scientists (ARCS) for graduate students. The ARCS scholar award is intended to provide additional financial support for exceptional graduate students from qualifying institutions. ...
Biological Sciences School Professors Arthur Lander and Anne Calof Awarded $2.1 Million Grant from the National Institute of Health
Oct 23, 2015
Professor Arthur Lander, M.D., Ph.D. is a Donald Bren Professor in the department of Developmental and Cell Biology, and the director of the Center for Complex Biological Systems. Professor Anne Calof, Ph.D. is a professor in the departments of Anatomy and...
Better Ways to Manage Urban Stormwater Runoff
Oct 23, 2015
In a recent study published in the journal of Environmental Science & Technology, featured in Science Daily, Professor Peter Bowler, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, and director of the school’s arboretum, along with his colleagues from three UC campuses (UCI,...
New Faculty for the 2015-16 School Year
Oct 23, 2015
The Biological Sciences School is excited to welcome four new faculty members. The new faculty will add their expertise to our already highly ranked Biological Sciences departments, and provide new professional development avenues for Biological Sciences School...
Biological Sciences School Professor receives prestigious award from The Dana Foundation
Oct 23, 2015
Professor Craig Stark, Neurobiology & Behavior, was recently awarded a $300,000 grant to support a project entitled “The Enrichment of neurogenesis in the hippocampus via the environment.” The goal of the project will be to determine if environmental enrichment,...
UCI 50th Anniversary Festival of Discovery
Oct 23, 2015
On October 3, 2015, UCI had its first ever Festival of Discovery in Aldrich Park. The event was open to students, faculty, alumni, and community members to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University's opening. Over 10,000 people attended the festival, with all...
NIH Awards $19 Million to Institute for Clinical & Translational Science
Oct 23, 2015
UC Irvine is renowned for its exceptional research in the life sciences. With the establishment of the UC Irvine Institute for Clinical & Translational Science (ICTS), the University has made additional strides in translating its successes in the lab to advancing...
Professor Leslie M. Thompson discusses her progress towards a new treatment for Huntington’s Disease
Oct 23, 2015
Held in the Crystal Cove Auditorium in the UCI Student Center, Professor Leslie M. Thompson’s lecture covered the recent work her laboratory has done on developing novel ways to treat Huntington’s disease (HD). Presented to a crowed of over 350 community members,...
Stem cell treatment lessens impairments caused by dementia with Lewy bodies
Oct 23, 2015
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s share a common feature characterized by the buildup of proteins in and around brain cells. Once accumulated, the proteins can impair normal brain cell function leading to the collection of clinical symptoms known as...