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AirUCI gets teachers pumped up about chemistry

• University of California, Irvine
• July 22, 2010, 3:16 p.m.

AirUCI summer workshop aims to inspire seventh- to 12th-grade science teachers so they can inspire their own students.

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UCI among California universities receiving up to $122 million to create fuels from sunlight

• University of California, Irvine
• July 22, 2010, 3:14 p.m.

UCI is among California universities receiving up to $122 million to create fuels from sunlight.

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The first ‘YouTube wars’

• University of California, Irvine
• July 20, 2010, 3:18 p.m.

UCI’s Jennifer Terry studies homemade videos by U.S. soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Tai chi expert goes with the flow

• University of California, Irvine
• July 19, 2010, 3:23 p.m.

Biophysicist Shin Lin explores the science behind the mind-body practice of tai chi.

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Finding frugal aliens

• University of California, Irvine
• July 19, 2010, 3:21 p.m.

‘Benford beacons’ concept could refocus search for signs of intelligent extraterrestrial life.

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Forging a faster path from lab to clinic

• University of California, Irvine
• July 14, 2010, 3:26 p.m.

UCI’s Institute for Clinical & Translational Science will receive $20 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health to hasten the transformation of scientific discoveries into medical advances for patients.

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Whisker stimulation prevents strokes in rats, UCI team finds

• University of California, Irvine
• July 13, 2010, 3:36 p.m.

Whisker stimulation prevents strokes in rats with arterial obstruction, UCI team finds.

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Is the ocean making you sick?

• University of California, Irvine
• July 12, 2010, 3:43 p.m.

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

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Overcoming ovarian cancer

• University of California, Irvine
• July 6, 2010, 3:55 p.m.

UCI’s gynecologic oncology group forges what is being called the largest breakthrough for treating ovarian cancer in more than a decade.

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Fighting the ocean’s plastic pollution

• University of California, Irvine
• June 29, 2010, 4 p.m.

UC Irvine professor William Cooper follows the trail of plastic debris that’s spreading from the coast to the deep sea.