A learning technique that maximizes the brain’s ability to make and store memories may help overcome cognitive issues seen in fragile X syndrome, a leading form of intellectual disability, according to UC Irvine neurobiologists.
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James McGaugh receives Grawemeyer Award for Psychology
UC Irvine neurobiologist James McGaugh, whose research has vastly contributed to our knowledge of the brain’s learning and memory abilities, has won the 2015 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology.
Four from UCI named American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows
Four UC Irvine researchers in the areas of medicine, computer science, biological sciences and physics have been made fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society.
UCI initiates NSF-funded joint project utilizing the arts to improve grade school science education
Through an innovative new program developed at UC Irvine, the arts and the sciences – which often occupy opposite ends of the grammar school curriculum – are being integrated to help young students better grasp the basics of Earth, life and physical sciences.
UCI psychiatrist Jody Rawles says the key to reducing seasonal stress is setting realistic expectations
Professor Arthur Lander explains that knowledge of controlled development is essential for understanding rampant cell production seen in cancer
UCI, UCLA awarded $8 million to launch collaborative stem cell clinic
In a first-of-its-kind alliance, UC Irvine’s Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center and UCLA’s Eli & Edythe Broad Center of Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cell Research have received a five-year, $8 million grant from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine to establish a CIRM Alpha Stem Cell Clinic.
Making rare diseases their common cause
Dr. Virginia Kimonis and fellow UCI researchers are dedicated to finding genetic clues, giving new hope to families
Words from the wise
Undergraduate, graduate speakers at commencement are both first in their families to earn university degrees
