University of California Irvine

Cities around the globe are experiencing increased flooding due to the compounding effects of stronger storms in a warming climate and urban growth. New research from the University of California, Irvine suggests that urban form,…

A team of researchers led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered that an antioxidant found in rosemary extract can reduce volitional intakes of cocaine by moderating the brain’s reward response, offering a new therapeutic…

Researchers from the University of California, Irvine have discovered the neurons responsible for “item memory,” deepening our understanding of how the brain stores and retrieves the details of “what” happened and offering a new target for…

The eight-member Cyber@UCI club from UC Irvine achieved a fourth-place finish in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held recently in San Antonio, Texas. “The Cyber@UCI team has made history by achieving its highest…

Jung-Ah Lee, professor and associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at the University of California, Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, has been inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of…

A University of California, Irvine research team has developed and implemented an intervention to enhance cancer care support services for racial and ethnic minority patients undergoing chemotherapy. The electronic patient-reported…

The University of California, Irvine has received a $50 million donation from Orange County biotech entrepreneur Charlie Dunlop for the School of Biological Sciences. Dean Frank LaFerla announced the gift before thousands of graduating…

Noses turn up in some odd phrases: “Put your nose to the grindstone,” says one timeworn adage, recommending that people work hard and keep their wits sharpened; another advises, “Keep your nose to the ground,” encouraging tenacity in…

A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has revealed the link between the frequency of sleep apnea events during the rapid-eye-movement stage and the severity of verbal memory impairment in older adults at risk for…

A University of California, Irvine study on invasive malaria vector and urban malaria in Africa has been awarded up to $4.3 million from the National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases, a part of the National Institutes of…