A group of 10 top scientists from the country of Iran, accompanied by U.S. colleagues, visited Borrego Springs in June for an evening lecture and dinner at the UCI Steele/Burnand Anza-Borrego Desert Research Center. The group was part of a U.S. National Academy of...
Community Spotlight: Ami Bera ’87 B.S., ’91 M.D.
Jul 31, 2015
Congressman Ami Bera represents California’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. A first-generation American born and raised in California, Bera is guided by a desire to serve his community. It’s that commitment to service that led him to...
UCI Doctoral Graduate publishes in Journal of Neuroscience
Jul 31, 2015
Rachel Rice, Ph.D., recent graduate from the School of Biological Sciences in Assistant Professor Kim Green's lab in the department of Neurobiology and Behavior, has published her study on the contributions of microglia to functional recovery following...
Biological Sciences School Professor named one of six 2015-16 UCI Hellman Fellows
Jul 31, 2015
Six UCI assistant professors have been chosen from a highly competitive cohort to receive 2015-16 Hellman Fellowships, which support research by junior faculty members who show great promise. Their projects focus on self-driving cars, economic instability at the...
In Memoriam
Jul 25, 2015
Rowland Hallowell Davis Professor Emeritus Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry (served 1975 - 2005) For over three decades, Professor Davis was a beloved and well-respected faculty member of the Biological Sciences School and a leading figure in the field...
How dry we are
Jul 14, 2015
UCI’s water scarcity research is globally recognized, and with California in its fourth year of drought, the campus is practicing what it preaches with even greater zeal. Arboretum Director Peter Bowler, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, discusses how UCI is managing...
Neurobiologist Christie Fowler wins prestigious Avenir Award for research on nicotine addiction
Jul 14, 2015
Professor Christie Fowler, Neurobiology and Behavior, is one of six scientists to receive the Avenir Award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to support highly promising and innovative early-stage research in HIV/AIDS or the genetics/epigenetics of substance...
A Focus on Fungi
Jun 29, 2015
UCI doctoral candidate seeks to maximize the health of native plants in restored environments With its desolate hills and slopes overrun by non-native grasses and black mustard, the West Loma Ridge isn’t much to look at as you’re speeding down the 241 toll road. But...
2015 School of Biological Sciences Commencement
Jun 24, 2015
Images from the 2015 Commencement Ceremony of the School of Biological Sciences that took place on Sunday, June 14th. Click on the thumbnail to see the full image. [gallery...
Grad Student Spotlight: Rachel Perlas Cinco
Jun 24, 2015
Rachel Perlas Cinco is a graduate student in Professor Ulrike Luderer's laboratory in the Department of Developmental and Cell Biology who recently was awarded an F31 Ruth Kirschstein National Research Service Award to Promote Diversity in Health-Related...