Volume I, Issue 1

Chasing beauty
Koohyar Karimi ’08 uses morphing software to explore the weird science of physical attraction.

Meeting the walrus
Rock journalist David Goggin’s magical mystery career launched with a little help from UCI courses and work study.

From bench to business
UCI biomedical researchers put on their entrepreneurial hats to improve human health.

Passing the barre
Dance professor Jodie Gates makes leap from performing to presenting the art of ballet.

UCI’s faithful steward
Sam McCulloch has been a professor, historian and supporter of the campus since it was but a dream he shared with its founders.

Breaking the rules 
‘Just say no’ to consumer culture, book encourages kids.

Extreme aging
Dr. Claudia Kawas studies the oldest of the old in Laguna Woods.

Spirit catcher
Alumnus Nikishna Polequaptewa nurtures cultural pride in UCI’s American Indian students.

Hot shots
New researchers elevate climate change research.

Blueprint for success
A conversation with University Hospital construction manager Donald Holm.

Taking it to the streets
Real-world issues lure UCI students out of the classroom.

Numbers game
Math professor Alice Silverberg creates numeric codes to safeguard information.


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