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IRVINE, Calif., April 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 9, 2012, the Beckman Center will host the UCI's Urban Water Research Center's Annual Dorothy M. Green Memorial Lecture Series "Women in Water." The Beckman Center is adjacent to the University of California Irvine campus. Registration begins at 5:30pm, followed by keynote speaker Ms. Katie Porter at 6:00pm. Her presentation will conclude with a reception in the lobby open to all attendees. Ms. Porter is currently a Principal...

Acclaimed clinician to help build national referral center for complex cases IRVINE, Calif., April 6, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dr. Johnny Delashaw, who has earned international acclaim for his expertise in skull base, pituitary and cerebrovascular surgery, has joined UC Irvine's School of Medicine as chair of the Department of Neurological Surgery. He will also serve as chief of neurological surgery for UC Irvine Health. Delashaw will play a key role in creating a...

UCI mechanical and aerospace engineer plays key role A team of researchers from UC Irvine, HRL Laboratories and the California Institute of Technology have developed the world’s lightest material – with a density of 0.9 mg/cc – about one hundred times lighter than Styrofoam™. Their findings appear in the Nov. 18 issue of Science. The new material redefines the limits of lightweight materials because of its unique “micro-lattice” cellular architecture. The researchers were...

By analyzing nearly a decade of satellite data, a team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and funded by NASA has created a model that can successfully predict the severity and geographic distribution of fires in the Amazon rain forest and the rest of South America months in advance. Though previous research has shown that human settlement patterns are the primary factor that drives the distribution of fires in the Amazon, the new research...

GREENBELT, Md., Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- By analyzing nearly a decade of satellite data, a team of scientists led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and funded by NASA has created a model that can successfully predict the severity and geographic distribution of fires in the Amazon rain forest and the rest of South America months in advance. (Logo: <font size="2"...

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ARAMARK is proud to join seven of its Higher Education partner clients to present at the 2011 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Conference in Pittsburgh, PA, October 9-12. The AASHE Conference, the largest North American conference focused on sustainability in higher education, has a reputation for providing the greatest campus sustainability information exchange and in-depth sustainability experience....

Lawsuit filed against UC school system for charging California residents higher tuition rates because these student residents use financial aid that comes from out of state family members San Diego, California (PRWEB) September 23, 2011 The attorneys at Blumenthal, Nordrehaug & Bhowmik filed a complaint against the Regents of the University of California on September 16, 2011 alleging that it is unconstitutional to charge students who are residents of California higher tuition rates...

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 23, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the community sponsor of the 2010 Ambassador Michael Oren event at UC Irvine, the Rose Project of Jewish Federation & Family Services, Orange County (JFFS) recognizes efforts by the Orange County District Attorney's office and the jury to protect the principles of free speech in America. JFFS President and CEO Shalom C. Elcott stated, "The verdict reaffirms that the Muslim Student Union's planned and systematic use of...

IRVINE, Calif., Sept. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Orange County Great Park has announced its inaugural lineup of four Artists-in-Residence: Amy Caterina, Deborah Aschheim, Kevin Kwan Loucks and Suguru Goto. The Great Park Artists-in-Residence program is dedicated to showcasing artists, providing an educational experience for the community and designing site-specific art for the Great Park. The program provides artists with suitable studio space and open studio hours to routinely interact...

Beloved IHF Chairman of the Board, Judge and Humanitarian Dead at 73. Irvine, California (PRWEB) August 28, 2011 The Irvine Health Foundation (“IHF”) mourns the passing of its Chairman of the Board, David G. Sills, who died Tuesday, August 23, after a long battle with cancer. Sills was a founding member of the IHF Board of Directors, serving as Chairman from its inception in 1985 until his death Tuesday. “Our sadness is immeasurable,” said Ed Kacic, Irvine Health...