UCI astronomer Paul Robertson recently celebrated “first light” for NEID, a new exoplanet hunting instrument he helped develop. Installed at the 3.5-meter WIYN telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, NEID is an extremely precise radial velocity spectrometer. Its initial observations were of 51 Pegasi, a sunlike star that, in 1995, was […]
Perception of high status is linked to easier transition to adulthood, UCI-led study finds
New network aims to share strategies, accelerate knowledge
Philanthropist played central role in UCI’s founding, growth
Adriana Briscoe receives the 2020 University Faculty Award
UCI glaciologists play key roles on international assessment team
New findings will help scientists predict climate change impact on frozen continent
Scientists have demonstrated that – in labs – microbes can be used as tiny biological factories to produce fuels, pharmaceutical drugs and other commodities from renewable resources. But achieving output on a commercially viable scale has proven elusive. A key barrier has been so-called cofactors – biocatalysts that spur enzymatic activity in cells – as […]
Entrepreneur-philanthropists will be among 22 honorees at 50th Lauds & Laurels event
Honor is conferred for distinguished contributions to their fields