Month: February 2018

UCI-led study links racial discrimination to greater risk for cardiovascular disease

Incident increases associated with elevated blood pressure in black, Latino adults

Solar panels cover the roof of UCI’s Student Center Parking Structure.

Wind and solar power could meet four-fifths of U.S. electricity demand, study finds

UCI, Caltech, Carnegie: Investment in greater storage, transmission capabilities needed

Solutions and best practices for student social mobility discussed at UCI conference

Higher education leaders, faculty, students and community members came together at UCI on Valentine’s Day for the Facilitating Social Mobility in Higher Education Symposium to discuss new solutions, share best practices, and dream of ways to overcome obstacles for students of disadvantages backgrounds from receiving a college education. The daylong event included an impressive list […]

Gloria Mark gets grant to study workplace stress

Informatics professor Gloria Mark has been awarded a National Science Foundation Cyber-Human Systems grant to study methods of identifying and addressing workplace stress. The $1.2 million grant runs through July 2020 and will be shared with co-investigators Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna of Texas A&M University and Ioannis Pavlidis of the University of Houston. Mark’s portion of the funding is $420,000. The […]

Candice Odgers, UCI professor of psychology & social behavior

UCI professor finds new digital divide threatening well-being of low-income teens

Research shows that while online access is now nearly equal, experiences are not

Chancellor's Professor of English, Education, and Gender & Sexuality Studies.School of Humanities Jonathan Alexander.

A new ‘Wrinkle’

Time is right for Disney adaptation of young adult sci-fi classic, says UCI English professor

UCI cracks code to restoring memory creation in older or damaged brains

Crucial gene gains new life after molecular brake is lifted

UCI esports team will compete in Fiesta Bowl

Players and coaches representing UCI’s top-ranked Overwatch team are fired up for their trip this weekend to the Fiesta Bowl Overwatch Collegiate National Championship on the campus of Arizona State University. Famous as an annual college football tournament, the Fiesta Bowl partnered with Blizzard Entertainment to allow the best collegiate computer gaming teams to clash. This year’s event features […]

UCI oceanographers solve mystery of phytoplankton survival in nutrient-poor Pacific

Essential iron is hoarded and recycled by the climate-regulating aquatic plants

UCI-led study identifies ‘hot spots’ of water quality violations

Problems more frequent in low-income, rural areas of the nation