Environment & Energy

UCI study shows how climate mitigation options would affect health of various communities

NSF funding will support diversification, community engagement in Earth system science

Innovation could lead to safer, longer-lasting power storage for electric vehicles and devices

Three more campus buildings also receive LEEDS Platinum certification

Researchers will explore new technologies for energy conversion, carbon capture and nuclear power

Prize recognizes contributions to understanding the role of fungi in ecosystems

The new community adds additional 1,055 beds and a community center to the graduate and family housing inventory

James Bullock discusses multidisciplinary organization working to counter the impacts of climate change

Mechanical thinning of California’s forests can reduce the severity of wildfires by eliminating built-up vegetation that fuels blazes. According to researchers at UCI, UC Merced and the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, scientifically based forest management practices could also curtail CO2 emissions from fires, promote carbon storage in remaining trees, and improve the […]

Jonpaul Cohen, a native New Zealander who has family on the Pacific islands of Samoa and Tuvalu, is passionate about protecting Polynesian culture, lives and livelihoods from the ravages of climate change. In a presentation to an environmental committee of the New Zealand Parliament on Aug. 4, the UCI undergraduate majoring in psychology advocated for […]