Faculty

ATLAS, one of several detectors positioned along the Large Hadron Collider, on the outskirts of Geneva.

Crash course in physics

As revamped Large Hadron Collider fires up to record levels, UCI team prepares to pick through pieces of shattered particles

Police Chief Paul Henisey

Campus police chief retiring

Paul Henisey, who has won accolades and earned admiration during his 10-year tenure at UCI, steps down April 17

Stella Liu

Sowing the seeds of change

With her gardening kit startup, senior Stella Liu hopes to motivate people to grow their own food

Leading scientists and policymakers to discuss California drought research and response

EVENT: What’s really causing California’s epic drought? Is it linked to climate change or not? How are urban water managers responding to mandatory rationing, and are the restrictions enough? Do we have adequate prediction and monitoring tools, and how can they be improved? How is the drought affecting wildlife and ecosystems? Top researchers, water managers […]

Jean-Claude Falmagne

Lauds & Laurels to salute 18 campus luminaries

Cognitive scientist-turned-mathematician and educational software entrepreneur Jean-Claude Falmagne will receive prestigious Extraordinarius award

Tickets on sale for the official world celebration of the 14th Dalai Lama’s landmark 80th birthday and Global Compassion Summit

Three-day summit presented by Friends of the Dalai Lama in partnership with UC Irvine and Center for Living Peace to take place Sunday, July 5 through Tuesday, July 7 at Anaheim’s Honda Center and UC Irvine’s Bren Events Center

earth's defender

Earth’s defender

Abigail Reyes divides her life into two parts, “B.T.” and “A.T.” – before Terence and after Terence. In February 1999, Terence Unity Freitas, an environmental activist and her “partner in work and love,” was kidnapped and murdered in Colombia. At the time, he was working to halt the plans of major oil companies to drill […]

greenland

Measuring Earth’s Meltdown

An expedition to Greenland with UCI glaciologists reveals ‘time bomb’ effects of global warming

Leslie Thompson

UCI team gets $5 million to create stem cell treatment for Huntington’s disease

CIRM funding will support effort to advance therapy into clinical trials

UCI introduces ocean research and education initiative

Multidisciplinary effort aims to engage public in local marine and coastal issues