On Monday, June 16, 2014, the commencement ceremony was held for graduating students of the recently renamed School of Biological Sciences. The ceremony marked the first time that an Biological Sciences School Commencement was celebrated under that name, and it was...
School of Biological Sciences Graduate Student Speaks at Commencement with President Obama
Biological Sciences School doctoral student Jessica Pratt presented the graduate student address at the campus-wide ceremony attended by President Obama at Angels Stadium. Dr. Pratt, who defended her thesis in fall 2013, had no idea that she would ultimately be...
UCI study identifies unique scaffold protein that aids in attachment of tendons to muscles
Research yields ideas for novel methods in treatment of sports injuries, heart attacks and other musculoskeletal disorders such as muscular dystrophies New research in the School of Biological Sciences at UC Irvine is raising hope for potential new methods to help the...
New listing of Highly Cited Researchers includes the Biological Sciences School’s Glabe, Hawkins and LaFerla
Thomson Reuters has issued a 2014 update of its Highly Cited Researchers listing of the top 1 percent of scientific researchers. Biological Sciences School professors Charles Glabe, Bradford Hawkins and Frank LaFerla were named among three thousand scientists...
UCI study finds that learning by repetition impairs recall of details
Technique does enhance key facts in memories but blurs nuance and complexity NOTE TO EDITORS: Photo available at: http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/uci-study-finds-that-learning-by-repetition-impairs-recall-of-details/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF...
Caterpillars that eat multiple plant species are more susceptible to hungry birds
Dietary choices are evolutionary expression of risk vs. reward, UCI-Wesleyan study finds NOTE TO EDITORS: Photo available at: http://news.uci.edu/press-releases/caterpillars-that-eat-multiple-plant-species-are-more-susceptible-to-hungry-birds/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE...
Recently identified protein in zebrafish could be a therapeutic target for resolving birth defects such as cleft palate
Adam Tuttle, postdoctoral fellow in Developmental and Cell Biology, and colleagues in Professor Thomas Schilling’s Lab, recently identified a protein, Rbc3a, which could be a therapeutic target for resolving birth defects and cancers. Tuttle’s study published in the...
UCI’s annual Lauds and Laurels gala honors three from Bio Sci
The UC Irvine Alumni Association (UCIAA) has presented Lauds and Laurels since 1971, honoring outstanding members of the UC Irvine community for their service to the university, the community or their profession. On Thursday, May 15, three outstanding individuals from...
Bio Sci student receives $10k scholarship to educate elementary students on healthy nutrition and activities
Christine Pham, a third-year biological sciences major at UC Irvine, was awarded a $10,000 scholarship by the Donald A. Strauss Public Service Scholarship Foundation, to fund a public service project she will implement in her senior year. Pham, a Fountain Valley...
Spring Break in the Desert increases outreach for Salton Sea and Anza-Borrego Desert regions
During the week of spring break, March 24-28, ten UC-Irvine undergraduate students participated in a weeklong service-learning program in the Anza-Borrego Desert and Salton Sea Region, led by UCI’s Center for Environmental Biology (CEB) and UCI Salton Sea Initiative...