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Released: 31-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
UC Irvine scientists make breakthrough in quantum materials research
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Irvine, Calif., Jan. 31, 2024 — Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Los Alamos National Laboratory, publishing in the latest issue of Nature Communications, describe the discovery of a new method that transforms everyday materials like glass into materials scientists can use to make quantum computers.

Released: 30-Jan-2024 4:05 PM EST
Bernadette Boden-Albala to be honored for contributions in addressing stroke inequities
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 30, 2024 — Bernadette Boden-Albala, M.P.H., Dr.P.H., director of the University of California, Irvine Program in Public Health and founding dean of the planned School of Population and Public Health, has been selected to receive the prestigious Edgar J. Kenton III Lecture Award from the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association, just prior to its annual International Stroke Conference.

Released: 29-Jan-2024 11:05 AM EST
UC Irvine-led team unravels mysteries of planet formation, evolution in distant solar system
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Irvine, Calif., Jan. 29, 2024 – A recently discovered solar system with six confirmed exoplanets and a possible seventh is boosting astronomers’ knowledge of planet formation and evolution.

Released: 25-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
Karma Automotive drives forward climate innovation with UC Irvine’s RADiCal initiative
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 25, 2024 — University of California, Irvine’s Resilience and Adaptation Development in California initiative, which deepens university–industry engagement to drive innovation and answer climate challenges, has entered a strategic partnership with Karma Automotive.

Released: 24-Jan-2024 1:05 PM EST
UC Irvine-led study links biomarkers and chemotherapy-related gastrointestinal symptoms
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A study led by University of California, Irvine researchers has revealed a connection between blood levels of omega-3 and the inflammatory biomarker interleukin-8 and greater chemotherapy-related gastrointestinal symptoms in breast cancer patients.

Released: 23-Jan-2024 10:05 AM EST
UC Irvine law, criminology experts release second edition of Rap on Trial: A Legal Guide
University of California, Irvine

The second edition of Rap on Trial: A Legal Guide was released today amid growing national concern and legislative developments regarding the use of rap lyrics in court.

Released: 16-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
UCI Health stroke patients to participate in dynamic, music-focused rehab workshop
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 16, 2024 — Recovering stroke patients from the UCI Health SeniorHealth Center will participate in a dynamic, music-focused rehabilitation workshop called Strokestra, which will be led by professional musicians from the London-based Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and University of California, Irvine clinicians, on Friday, Jan.

Released: 8-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
High-quality nursing home dementia care is not only a matter of adding staff
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan. 8, 2024 — Additional staffing alone will not be sufficient to bridge the quality-of-care and health outcome disparities among nursing home facilities with varying percentages of residents with dementia, according to a first-of-its-kind study led by the University of California, Irvine. Specialized training, an easy-to-navigate environment and staff stability are also critical to meeting the unique challenges presented by this population.

Released: 4-Jan-2024 12:05 PM EST
UC Irvine engineers invent octopus-inspired technology that can deceive and signal
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Jan 4, 2024 — With a split-second muscle contraction, the greater blue-ringed octopus can change the size and color of the namesake patterns on its skin for purposes of deception, camouflage and signaling.

Released: 12-Dec-2023 12:05 PM EST
2 UCI researchers named fellows by National Academy of Inventors
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Dec. 12, 2023 — The National Academy of Inventors has named two University of California, Irvine researchers as fellows. Guann-Pyng (G.P.) Li, a pioneer in the development of microelectronics for advanced health and sustainable energy applications, and David Reinkensmeyer, who combines robotics and neuroscience to create devices to help people with movement rehabilitation after neurological injury, are among 162 academic inventors made fellows by the NAI this year.

   
Newswise: UC Irvine researchers discover a mechanism that controls the identity of stem cells
Released: 7-Dec-2023 7:05 PM EST
UC Irvine researchers discover a mechanism that controls the identity of stem cells
University of California, Irvine

University of California, Irvine, researchers discovered a mechanism that controls the identity of stem cells. When this mechanism fails, embryonic stem cells revert back in time and become totipotent.

Released: 4-Dec-2023 3:05 PM EST
How UCI and AI go waaay back
University of California, Irvine

Decades before ChatGPT, Tesla autopilot and Siri, there was Julian Feldman and a monstrous mainframe. It was 1968, and UCI’s interdisciplinary program in information and communication science had just become a pioneering, standalone computer science department. At the helm was Feldman, who had co-edited a groundbreaking anthology of AI research a few years earlier.

Released: 29-Nov-2023 1:05 PM EST
UC Irvine continuing education program aims to transform the public health system
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 29, 2023 — The University of California, Irvine Division of Continuing Education is launching an online specialized studies program developed to transform the field of public health by preparing the next generation of practitioners. By placing an emphasis on informatics within the public health domain, this program aims to improve patient and population health outcomes; reduce costs; enhance the quality, safety, and equity of care; optimize system performance for healthcare delivery and population health management; and improve overall business operations.

Released: 28-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and Robert S. Chang to join UCI Law
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 28, 2023 — The renowned Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality and its executive director Robert S. Chang, professor of law, will be joining the University of California, Irvine School of Law, starting July 1, 2024.

Released: 27-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EST
UC Irvine-led team of researchers uncovers battery-like functions of mitochondria
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 27, 2023 – Using new super-resolution microscopes, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the University of Pennsylvania have for the first time observed electrical charge and discharge functions inside mitochondria isolated from cells. A mitochondrion is a structure within a cell that uses aerobic respiration to generate adenosine triphosphate, an organic compound that provides energy to support many processes in living tissues.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
UC Irvine-led study is first to find brain hemorrhage cause other than injured blood vessels
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 20, 2023 — A first-of-its-kind study led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed a new culprit in the formation of brain hemorrhages that does not involve injury to the blood vessels, as previously believed. Researchers discovered that interactions between aged red blood cells and brain capillaries can lead to cerebral microbleeds, offering deeper insights into how they occur and identifying potential new therapeutic targets for treatment and prevention.

Released: 20-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
UC Irvine-led study uncovers prevalence of diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Native communities
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In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from the University of California, Irvine, led a study that estimated the prevalence of Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes among American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) of all ages and found that the AI/AN population has a notably higher prevalence of Type 2 diabetes compared to the general U.S. population across all ages starting at 10 years of age.

Released: 16-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Diego A. Pizzagalli named founding director of UC Irvine depression research institute
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 16, 2023—Diego A. Pizzagalli, Ph.D. – a leading researcher into the causes, manifestation and treatment of mood disorders, particularly major depression – has been named the founding director of a transdisciplinary depression research institute at the University of California, Irvine, following a nationwide search.

Released: 15-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
Stacey Nicholas donates $5 million to UC Irvine to further boost diversity in STEM
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 15, 2023 — A $5 million gift from University of California, Irvine Foundation trustee Stacey Nicholas to The Henry Samueli School of Engineering will endow and rename a campus program that supports the recruitment, retention and graduation of students to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in science, technology, engineering and math.

Released: 13-Nov-2023 2:05 PM EST
UC Irvine’s Basic Needs Center to launch mobile food pantry on Nov. 15
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 13, 2023 — The Basic Needs Center at the University of California, Irvine will unveil its new mobile food pantry, a 22-foot-long customized delivery van, at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Pereira Drive roundabout in front of the Aldrich Hall flagpoles. The first 200 attendees will receive collapsible Tupperware products.

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Released: 10-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
UC Irvine researchers discover how to better support lab grown muscle cells after transplantation.
University of California, Irvine

UCI researchers identified a gene critical for muscle repair, paving the way for lab-grown muscle to treat muscle disorders and injuries.

Released: 7-Nov-2023 12:05 PM EST
UC Irvine professor to help design the most powerful laser in the world
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 7, 2023 — The National Science Foundation recently awarded an $18-million grant to a team of scientists to design the most powerful laser in the world. The team includes Franklin Dollar, an associate professor of physics & astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. 

Released: 6-Nov-2023 11:05 AM EST
UC Irvine-led science team shows how to eat our way out of the climate crisis
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 6, 2023 — Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize; people must eat, but the land-use practices associated with growing crops account for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions. Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions evaluate a new solution to this problem, one that eliminates farms altogether.

Released: 2-Nov-2023 3:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine is member of Defense Department-funded microelectronics research hub
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Nov. 2, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Defense granted $26.9 million to 16 academic institutions and other organizations, including the University of California, Irvine, to launch California DREAMS, the California Defense Ready Electronics and Microdevices Superhub.

Released: 31-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine-led study links long-term air pollution exposure to postpartum depression in SoCal
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 31, 2023 — Long-term maternal exposure to common air pollutants, both before and after childbirth, has been linked to increased risk of postpartum depression for mothers – with symptoms ranging from anxiety and irritability to suicide – and may lead to cognitive, emotional, psychological and behavioral impairments in their infants, according to research led by the University of California, Irvine.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 1:05 PM EDT
UC Irvine named Fulbright HSI Leader by US State Department for third year
University of California, Irvine

Irvine, Calif., Oct. 30, 2023 — The University of California, Irvine has been named a Fulbright HSI Leader for 2023. Each year, the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs recognizes the strong engagement of select Hispanic-serving institutions with the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international academic exchange program.

Released: 30-Oct-2023 12:05 PM EDT
NSF funds UC Irvine project to improve climate science learning in high schools
University of California, Irvine

The National Science Foundation has awarded an interdisciplinary team from the University of California, Irvine a three-year, $1.6 million grant focused on creating an accessible and equity-centered model for high school environmental engineering education intended to inspire and properly prepare students for careers in this field.



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