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Spring flowers bloom near the Physical Sciences plaza. (Photo: Steve Zylius/UC Irvine)
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Researchers build first reference map for harmful DNA
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A team led by Wei Li (above left, with co-corresponding authors Ya Cui, Wenbin Ye and Jason Sheng Li) has built the first genetic reference maps for short lengths of DNA that are repeated multiple times and are known to cause more than 50 lethal human diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s disease), Huntington’s disease and multiple cancers. The UC Irvine Tandem Genome Aggregation Database enables Lei, a professor of bioinformatics, and other researchers to study how these mutations – called tandem repeat expansions – are connected to diseases, to better understand health disparities and improve diagnostics. Although TR expansions constitute about 6% of the human genome and substantially contribute to complex congenital conditions, scientific understanding of them remains limited.
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Art installation will project paintings onto buildings
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An outdoor campus art exhibition this weekend, “Plein-Air en Plein Air,” will present enlarged images of 28 impressionist paintings from the UC Irvine Jack and Shanaz Langson Institute and Museum of California Art. The artworks will be projected onto buildings in the School of Social Sciences complex, transforming part of campus into an open-air gallery from 7 p.m. this Friday till 11:59 p.m. Saturday. The commissioned installation was designed by Jesse Colin Jackson, associate professor of electronic art and design, associate dean of research and innovation, and executive director of the Beall Center for Art + Technology.
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Fulbright Scholarship competition underway
Competition has begun for the 2025-26 Fulbright U.S. Scholar awards. The program offers over 400 fellowships to U.S. citizens to teach, research and conduct professional projects in more than 130 countries. Resources are available for applicants:
The application deadline is Sept. 16.
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Prostate cancer treatment preserves sexual function
More than 285,000 U.S. men are diagnosed each year with prostate cancer, making it the second leading cause of cancer death after lung cancer. Fearing surgery’s possible effect on their urinary or sexual function, many men postpone or even avoid treatment. Doing so is a mistake, says Dr. David I. Lee, director of the UCI Health Comprehensive Prostate Cancer Program and one of the nation’s leading experts in robot-assisted prostatectomy. If performed in time, Lee’s technique enables the cancer to be removed while protecting the nerves connected to blood vessels, preserving sexual function.
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Prizes offered for taking undergrad survey
The UC Undergraduate Experience Survey gathers information about students’ experiences, and UC Irvine students are encouraged to participate. Over $5,000 in prizes will be awarded randomly to those who complete the confidential survey. If you have difficulty accessing the survey or have questions about survey procedures, contact the UCUES coordinator at UCUES@uci.edu. More information is available at UCI UCUES.
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Medical intensive care unit earns award
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses awarded a gold-level Beacon Award for Excellence to UCI Health’s medical intensive care unit, one of just three MICUs in the state to hold the designation. Award recipients are honored for adhering to the highest standards of acute and critical care nursing.
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Los Angeles Times, April 7
Cited: Paul Piff, professor of psychology and social behavior
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Nature, April 5
Cited: Simon Cole, professor of criminology, law and society
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SFGate, April 8
Cited: Maia Young, associate professor of organization and management
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