UCI neurobiology chair will discuss memory The...

UCI neurobiology chair will discuss memory

The Irvine Health Foundation and UC Irvine’s Center for the

Neurobiology of Learning and Memory will present Thomas J. Carew,

chair of the UCI Department of Neurobiology, as part of its ninth

annual lecture series on brain, learning and memory.

The lecture on May 20 will feature the topic “The Molecular

Architecture of Memory.”

Carew will use the aplysia, a sea animal from the California

coast, to illustrate the molecular machinery that creates memories.

The program will begin 7:30 p.m. May 20 at the Irvine Barclay

Theatre, 4242 Campus Drive, Irvine.

For information, call (949) 824-4275 or visit www.cnlm.uci.edu.

Monahan makes Mayor’s Award monthly

Newly elected mayor Gary Monahan will now present the Mayor’s

Award on a monthly basis.

The city is accepting nominations on a continual basis for the

award. This award recognizes people in the community who have made a

difference by performing an outstanding act, service or deed.

Award recipients are honored with the presentation of a Mayor’s

Award certificate, recognition letters from local elected officials

and other special gifts.

The award presentation generally occurs at the first City Council

meeting of every month, which is the first Monday.

Letters submitted should include the name, address and phone

number of the nominee, as well as a brief statement as to why the

person deserves recognition. The letter should also note the name,

address and phone number of the nominator.

The city’s Web site, www.costa-mesa.ca.us, includes a Mayor’s

Award Nomination Form.

Nominations may be submitted by mail to: Gary Monahan, Mayor, City

of Costa Mesa, P.O. Box 1200, Costa Mesa 92628-1200. Or it can be

faxed to (714) 754-5330 or by e-mail at

[email protected].