2022 Year in Review – Innovation and research
A year of groundbreaking growth and accomplishments
Research at UCI is always flourishing. This year, many university endeavors were supported by $580 million in grants and contracts. One UCI-led team was awarded a $13.8 million federal contract to conduct research that will help increase understanding of the role of lipid nanoparticles in vaccines. Another group’s work found that aspirin alters the evolution of colorectal cancer.
But research is not limited to discoveries in science, technology, engineering and math. This year, UCI launched the Environmental Humanities Research Center, an official home for years of environmental humanities research on campus. In addition, 2022 brought an emphasis on arts research, with Claire Trevor School of the Arts students and faculty conducting studies to understand new developments in creative fields.
Here are a few highlights:
- UCI professor describes how to develop a circular electronic device, e-waste economy
- UCI flood modeling framework reveals heightened risk and disparities in Los Angeles
- NASA grant supports UCI-led project to remotely monitor changes in beaches, dunes
- UCI-led team discovers signaling molecule that potently stimulates hair growth
- UCI researchers find that aspirin alters colorectal cancer evolution
- UCI team uncovers key brain mechanisms for organizing memories in time
- A new approach to opioid addiction
- Bridging the Gap: Addressing food insecurity and promoting nutrition in low-income communities
- Understanding the health effects of collective trauma: research by Alison Holman finds negative mental, physical outcomes possible even if you weren’t there
- UCI launches Environmental Humanities Research Center: multidisciplinary center addresses our century’s most pressing issue: climate change
- Earth guardians: UCI researchers seek solutions to the many effects of climate change
- The art of inquiry: Claire Trevor School of the Arts puts research center stage
- Circadian rhythm disruption found to be common among mental health disorders
- New UCI-led report Illustrates potential of precision genome editing in treating inherited retinal diseases
- Does homeownership limit career advancement potential?
- Gotta get ’em all? Why incomplete sets drive consumer behaviors
- Research project co-led by Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan shows
poverty reduction impacts infant brain activity - School of Education’s inclusive Digital Learning Lab impresses Bavarian legislators
- UCI doctoral candidate dissects an age-old question: math or language?
- Liquid courage: Water UCI director’s new book insists transparency must accompany water treatment innovations
- Public health study presents strategies for increasing diversity of clinical trials
- $8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, the University of California, Irvine has been named as one of CIRM’s Alpha Clinics
- An early warning system for future pandemics?
Researchers hunt for tipoffs in social media and public data - UCI Law’s Press Freedom Project plays a critical role in keeping independent investigative reporting alive
