Nicholas Schou

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Articles

Answers for cancers

2 months ago | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou |UC Irvine

On Oct. 5, the eighth annual UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge was held in Aldrich Park, the heart of the campus. The run-ride-walk set new records with 4,200 participants and a remarkable $1.5 million raised to combat cancer by supporting research at the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and its pediatric affiliate, Children’s Hospital of Orange County.
Dynamic duo

Oct 24, 2024 | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou

Renowned for its academic prowess, UC Irvine also happens to be located in a city home to some of the most prominent computer gaming corporations in the world. So it’s really no surprise that the university has quickly made a name for itself in the rapidly growing and highly competitive realm of esports. The campus won the League of Legends national college championship in 2018 and the Valorant national college tournament earlier this year.
Preventing prediabetes

Aug 22, 2024 | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some 38.4 million people in the United States suffer from diabetes, with 90 to 95 percent of them having lifestyle-related Type 2. Disturbingly, 8.7 million of these individuals are unaware they have the chronic condition. Meanwhile, a whopping 97 million additional Americans have been diagnosed with prediabetes, putting them at heightened risk of eventually being diagnosed with the life-altering and incurable disease.
Civil rights and wrongs

Aug 12, 2024 | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou |UC Irvine

On July 1, the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality officially began its work at UC Irvine, some 15 years after it was established at the Seattle University School of Law. Founded and directed by Robert S. Chang, a professor of law who joined the UC Irvine faculty the same day, the center is dedicated to aiding communities fighting for racial equality and social justice in the tradition of its namesake, whose 1944 lawsuit challenging the legality of President Franklin D.
Exoplanet explorer

Jul 1, 2024 | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou |UC Irvine

Terminator planet. Eyeball Earth. They may sound like science fiction film titles but in fact are theoretical constructs devised by astrobiologists to conjure up potentially habitable Earth-like planets, also known as exoplanets, that are still too far away to observe in any detail with our most powerful telescopes. They are also a couple of the most intriguing research areas for Aomawa Shields, an associate professor of physics and astronomy at UC Irvine.
Coastal ecosystems: cracking the code

May 20, 2024 | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou |UC Irvine

SUMMARYUC Irvine associate professor of ecology & evolutionary biology studies how warmer ocean water is affecting marine ecosystems, particularly the alarming reality that climate change often favors invasive species over native ones. Cascade Sorte has spent her career unraveling the mysteries of Earth’s changing oceans.
Navigating ocean waters

May 3, 2024 | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou |UC Irvine

SUMMARYBeyond her research on water quality and desalination, UC Irvine environmental engineer Sunny Jiang is deeply concerned about the broader implications of water reuse, especially how it’s gradually increasing antibiotic resistance in the ecosystem. Although she was born in China, Sunny Jiang spent her formative years in Florida, where her love of the outdoors led her to spend as much time as possible in the ocean, even learning how to scuba dive.
Rethinking healthcare

Apr 25, 2024 | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou |UC Irvine

On April 15, UC Irvine launched the Center for Health Ethics, a critical effort to mobilize public health researchers and scholars across campus in addressing a range of challenging, health-related ethical issues and informing contemporary societal debates. Established as a school-based center supported by the campus’s Program in Public Health, it’s directed by Leigh Turner, professor of health, society and behavior.
Family-based heart health

Feb 12, 2024 | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou

SummaryIn the U.S., stroke and cardiovascular disease are significant contributors to mortality, but heart disease and hypertension are of particular concern in Latino communities, where 1 in 4 deaths can be attributed to one or the other. Heart disease ranks as the second-leading cause of death overall for Latinos, while the Vietnamese American population also faces persistently high rates of hypertension, leading to elevated stroke risk.
Bridging state, local climate action

Jan 22, 2024 | news.uci.edu | Nicholas Schou

In collaboration with the state of California, the UCI School of Law has unveiled a groundbreaking initiative called Integrated and Equitable Climate Action. Funded by a $1.2 million Climate Action grant from the state, the project aims to align local land-use plans with crucial California climate objectives and mandates while developing best practices for effective and equitable adaptation planning.