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Mellon Foundation-funded project will identify ways to improve student experiences, outcomes

To make better predictions about future wildfires around the world, climate scientists want to know the prevalence and intensity of past outbreaks. For a study published recently in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Melinda Nicewonger, a UCI graduate student in Earth system science, examined ice cores from Greenland and Antarctica to measure changes […]

Burning of peatlands in Borneo and Sumatra created severe air pollution in region

Technological innovation can be used to rapidly make new antibodies and pharmaceutical enzymes

Corn farmers in the U.S. have seen a fivefold increase in crop yields since the 1940s. Advances in farm technology have largely been credited for the production boost, but a study published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by UCI, University of Minnesota and Harvard University researchers shows that climate change […]

“Lab on a chip” technology can be used to create individualized treatments for cancer

Facility is designed to enhance programs, services that contribute to wellness and academic achievement

UC President Janet Napolitano pops into UCI class to promote student voting

Renowned leader from UC San Diego will help drive research, delivery innovations at UCI

Physicists from the University of California, Irvine have discovered a new way to control magnets at the nanometer scale by electric current. This breakthrough, detailed in a paper published today in Nature Nanotechnology, may pave the way for the next generation of energy-efficient computers and data centers. “There is growing interest in using magnetic nanoparticles […]