University of California, Irvine

D.A. candidate Jackie Lacey looks to move up

2012-05-11 09:25:00

In an office of 1,000 trial lawyers, many of whom can be temperamental and self-centered, Jackie Lacey looks and acts like the adult in the room. It’s her best asset as a candidate. Is it also her worst liability? Lacey, 55, is the chief deputy...

For an Olympic volleyball hopeful, the dream may be fading

2012-05-11 17:40:00

Twelfth in a series of occasional stories. No one, Jonathan Winder says, has told him anything specific. So he continues to show up for practice at the U.S. national volleyball team's facility in Anaheim every morning, still holding out hope he'll be...

Inside GET-THIN

2012-05-06 00:00:00

It's a Friday afternoon and the movie "Moneyball" is playing in a medical clinic waiting room at 9001 Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. No one is there to watch it, just rows of vacant chairs. Perhaps it's just an off day, but on two other recent visits,...

You knew this: Work emails are bad for your health, study finds

2012-05-03 11:38:00

Are you addicted to checking your work email? Do you check it first thing in the morning and right before you go to bed? Do you check it on work breaks and even on vacations?� Well, here's a piece of advice: Stop. According to a new study by...

USC basketball: Renaldo Woolridge transferring from Tennessee

2012-04-29 08:00:00

Renaldo Woolridge, a 6-foot-9 forward who played at Tennessee, said he was transferring to USC and is looking forward to playing in the 2012-13 season with the Trojans. Woolridge, the son of former NBA player Orlando Woolridge, will "walk" as a Tennessee...

New York's Tyson Chandler named NBA defensive player of the year

2012-05-02 22:57:00

Chandler NBA's top defender Tyson Chandler, the catalyst for the New York Knicks' defensive improvement, was voted the NBA's defensive player of the year. Chandler beat out Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka and three-time champion Dwight Howard of Orlando...

USC, UC Irvine advance to NCAA men's volleyball final

2012-05-03 23:15:00

UC Irvine and USC spent the last two months of the men's volleyball season trading places as the top two teams in the nation. So it's no surprise they will play for the NCAA championship in the first Final Four hosted by USC. Top-seeded Irvine...

UC report urges measured response to protests

2012-05-05 00:00:00

University of California police and administrators should use mediation instead of confrontation when dealing with most student protests, but pepper spray might remain a necessary tool of last resort, according to a UC draft report on campus civil...

Baseball: Ex-El Camino Real pitcher Eric Pettis is an author

2012-04-01 16:37:45

Bullet train consultant's past business ties trouble critics

2012-04-09 11:54:00

A transportation expert hired by California bullet train officials to ensure the accuracy of critical ridership forecasts worked for the company that prepared the estimates and maintains a close relationship with one of the firm's top executives. The...

USC basketball: Trojans sign Fairfax High guard Brendyn Taylor

2012-04-11 13:17:00

Brendyn Taylor, a guard from Los Angeles Fairfax High, has signed a national letter of intent with USC, the school announced Wednesday, the first day of the regular signing period for basketball. Taylor, 6-feet-2 and 170 pounds, averaged 18 points a game...

Trojans add Fairfax guard Brendyn Taylor to roster

2012-04-11 17:40:00

The overhaul of USC's basketball roster continued Wednesday when Los Angeles Fairfax High guard Brendyn Taylor signed a national letter with the Trojans. Taylor joins a class that includes November signees J.T. Terrell, a guard from Peninsula College...

GLOWING RESULT: UC Irvine undergraduate student Stephen Sasaki combines luminol with sodium hydroxide and hydrogen peroxide and potassium ferrocyanide to produce photoluminescence during a Super Scientist lesson for fifth-graders at Sonora Elementary School on Wednesday, May 9.

2012-05-14 20:20:00

UC Irvine players thank the fans following Saturday's 65-57 homecoming win over UC Riverside.

2012-01-28 23:49:41

UC Irvine's Derick Flowers scored 13 of his team-high 17 points in the second half of Saturday's homecoming win over UC Riverside.

2012-01-28 23:49:46