Month: June 2020

The UCI Neuromechanics lab has been awarded a grant from the NSF in collaboration with the Nishikawa lab at NAU. The grant project aims to bridge the gap in understanding between ‘top down’ approaches — that focus on whole-animal behavior but lack insight into underlying mechanisms, and ‘bottom-up’ approaches — that characterize mechanisms but lack…

We stand with the  #BlackLivesMatter movement and support the peaceful protests against police brutality,  which were sparked most recently by the horrific killing of George Floyd but represent a persistent problem of unjust violence against Black people. We vow to work to dismantle systemic anti-black racism that continues to be an entrenched problem throughout our…