2010 News

Middle school affiliated with UC Irvine's MESA program to be featured on "School Pride"

James Earthman honored for article describing miniaturized laser scanning device

Samuelsen recognized for remarkable contributions to the university’s mission, spirit and vision

Garden Grove High School team won five of six categories

Jasper Vrugt honored for contributions to geophysical sciences

Michelle Khine receives NIH New Innovator Award

Advances in microfluidic devices point to a promising future of accurate, portable, inexpensive technology for improving the diagnosis of a myriad of diseases in areas where access to advanced medical equipment is limited. Michelle Khine, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and chemical engineering and materials science, will use a $2.295 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award to develop Khine’s existing micro- and nanofabrication technology to create microfluidic devices to detect rotavirus infections from saliva samples in children in developing countries.

Frank Shi honored by IEEE Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Society

ASUCI president Sitara Nayudu’s speech welcoming new students marks a personal triumph

UCI team part of effort to maximize computer performance with minimal energy

MAE professor receives a five-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to determine the efficacy of robot assistance in restoring these fine motor skills

Kika Friend helps prepare students in UCI's minority participation program for math, science careers

On a clear spring day at Crystal Cove State Park, UC Irvine professor William Cooper and undergraduate Tova Handelman sift though a mound of seaweed and sand, oblivious to the curious stares of beachgoers. They're too busy studying trash.

"Look at all this plastic!" says Cooper, picking out a pellet no bigger than a grain of rice from his growing pile. "This is a 'nurdle.' They're used to make plastic products. They shouldn't be on the beach, but if you look closely, they're all over."

This summer, surfers and swimmers will risk more than sunburn — the ocean could make them sick. Samueli School researchers are testing the waters and working to improve the detection, identification, measurement and elimination of coastal pollutants.

Student groups awarded financial support for National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance Competition

Engineering student Jared DiBartolomeo helps revive ragtime for a new generation

Ragtime — that bright, toe-tapping piano music that flourished in bars, brothels and parlor rooms in the early 1900s — has found an unlikely promoter and practitioner at UC Irvine: a young civil engineering student named Jared DiBartolomeo.

We take a calculated look at the emotional event – and at UCI's past academic year

TechPortal launched at Calit2 to nurture startup companies marketing UCI-generated inventions

As the moving walkway whisks travelers through Brussels Airport in Belgium, they wave and gesture at brightly colored depictions of themselves on a 48-foot-wide display wall. The images wave back from the expanse of 42 monitors.

Video wall helps break down barriers

First recipients of the Large-Scale Interdisciplinary Research Ignition Initiative include Samueli School Professors Mark Bachman and David Reinkensmeyer