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Emily Penner, UCI assistant professor of education and William T. Grant Scholar.

Emily Penner among 5 early-career US researchers named William T. Grant Scholars

UCI assistant professor of education seeks to advance high school ethnic studies teaching

Isabella Velicogna

UCI's Velicogna contributes to study stressing benefits of limiting greenhouse gas emissions

Climate model predictions made more precise through use of NASA GRACE satellite data

UCI researchers identify primary causes of Greenland's rapid ice sheet surface melt

Weather station data point to wind- and solar-driven heating as leading culprits

UCI biomedical engineers spotlight disparities in knee and jaw joint treatments

Study suggests improved remedies for a problem affecting millions of Americans

Study: Hormones, perceived physical changes during puberty differ over sociodemographics

Sociodemographic characteristics such as sex, education, ethnicity, race and income are associated with both salivary hormone levels and self-reported physical changes related to puberty, according to a recent study published in the online journal Frontiers in Endocrinology. Lead author Kristina Uban, UCI assistant professor of public health; co-lead author Megan Herting of USC; and other […]

Michael Franz wins ACM Chuck Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award

The Association for Computing Machinery has selected UCI computer scientist Michael Franz to receive the ACM Charles P. “Chuck” Thacker Breakthrough in Computing Award. Franz was recognized for his development of just-in-time compilation techniques that enable fast and feature-rich services on the internet, including such widely used applications as Gmail and Facebook. “This is a […]

New mouse model provides first platform to study late-onset Alzheimer's disease

First-of-its-kind advance holds promise for making new strides in research, treatments

Judith Kroll, UCI Distinguished Professor of language science

Judith Kroll is named a fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

Language scientist joins 34 other UCI faculty members in the prestigious organization

California's wildfire season has lengthened, and its peak is now earlier in the year

UCI environmental engineers analyzed a century’s worth of the Golden State’s blazes

UCI researchers co-author editorial on impact of work stressors on the severity of COVID-19

The pandemic has caused much uncertainty, anxiety and stress, touching on every aspect of our lives. The impact of work stressors on the severity of COVID-19, particularly among essential workers, is discussed in an editorial published online in the April 2021 Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine and co-authored by UCI’s Peter Schnall, professor emeritus […]