UCI-led group suggests ways to better manage urban stormwater runoff
Rain barrels, absorbent roofs, permeable pavement could help reduce waste
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Drought advice from Down Under
California could learn a thing or two from Melbourne, Australia, which halved water use during a decade-plus dry spell with no new rate hikes
Blueprint for a thirsty world from Down Under
The Millennium Drought in southeastern Australia forced Greater Melbourne, a city of 4.3 million people, to successfully implement innovations that hold critical lessons for water-stressed regions around the world, according to findings by UC Irvine and Australian researchers.
Days of love and glory
Olga Connolly once created an international stir with an Olympic gold medal and a forbidden Cold War-era romance
National conference opens flow of ideas on drought
Top researchers, public officials and policymakers converge at UCI to discuss extreme water shortages and how to handle them
Stem cell researcher gets CIRM grant to advance study of brain immune cells’ role in Alzheimer’s
A UCI stem cell researcher will receive a $1.15 million CIRM grant to advance the study of brain immune cells and their role in Alzheimer’s disease.
Walkabout for water
Twelve UC undergrads go Down Under to study Aussie approaches to drought, conservation and resource management
Wastewater reuse key to drinking water
Creative use of sewage effluent and rainfall is critical to quenching global thirst, according to sweeping new review.
UCI stem cell researcher to receive $4.8 million in state funding
A UC Irvine immunologist will receive $4.8 million to create a new line of neural stem cells that can be used to treat multiple sclerosis.