Month: August 2009

Hamid Jafarkhani, electrical engineering & computer science professor, has been awarded the title of Chancellor’s Professor. The designation recognizes scholars…

Vicki L. Ruiz, dean of the School of Humanities, was recently inducted into Stanford University’s Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame,…

After a big earthquake, it’s key to keep the water system afloat. Water is necessary for life, and it fights…

UC Irvine engineers plan to outfit the local water system with sensors that will alert officials when and where pipes crack or break, hastening repair – thanks to nearly $5.7 million over three years from the National Institute of Standards & Technology and several local water groups.

Bicultural professor Roxanne Varzi makes a film about Iranian American identity and the aftermath of war.

With $20 million over five years from the National Science Foundation, UC Irvine scientists hope to become the first ever to make real-time videos of single molecules in action – a feat that has proved elusive because size and time scales are so small.

Using satellite data, UC Irvine and NASA hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as…

With $20 million over five years from the National Science Foundation, UC Irvine scientists hope to become the first ever…

A UC Irvine center that aims to make real-time videos of single molecules in action has been awarded $20 million over five years from the National Science Foundation.

Using satellite data, UC Irvine and NASA hydrologists have found that groundwater beneath northern India has been receding by as much as 1 foot per year over the past decade – and they believe human consumption is almost entirely to blame.