Day: July 14, 2015

UCI and JPL glaciologists aboard the Cape Race

Greenland’s fjords are far deeper than previously thought, and glaciers will melt faster, researchers find

West Greenland’s fjords are vastly deeper than rudimentary models have shown, allowing intruding ocean water to badly undercut glacier faces, which will raise sea levels around the world much faster than previously estimated, a UCI-led research team has found.

Theo van Erp

Brain abnormalities ID’d in people with schizophrenia

Performing the largest structural brain meta-analysis to date for schizophrenia, an international team of scientists – including a UCI psychiatric researcher – has identified structural brain abnormalities in patients with the disabling brain disorder, providing insight into how the condition may develop and respond to treatment.

Peter Bowler

How dry we are

Already a leader in water conservation, UCI combats drought by going after every drop