Sweat, tears lead to breakthrough
Chemist Greg Weiss’ personal loss motivates major new scientific work by him and others.
January 30, 2012
Physical Sciences
Using water to predict fire
UCI researchers can forecast wildfires using sea surface temperatures.
January 17, 2012
Highlights of 2011 at UCI
UC Irvine students, staff and faculty stepped up in the face of another year of budget challenges and fee increases with continued drive, talent and innovation. The results? More research breakthroughs, national honors and global outreach — even a second dodgeball world record. Here are snapshots of UCI 2011. As always, it was quite a […]
December 12, 2011
No day at the beach
Global warming could cut into mental health benefits of beaches.
November 21, 2011
A fruitful career
Sheryl Tsai serves both present and future as a groundbreaking scientist and as an award-winning professor.
November 14, 2011
Deconstructing F. Sherwood Rowland
Scientific and personal papers and artifacts show the evolution of F. Sherwood Rowland’s life as a scientist, communicator and Nobel laureate.
November 09, 2011
Molecular mix master
Chemist Larry Overman, who helped develop the acclaimed department, loves teaching as much as reassembling molecules.
October 24, 2011
Good chemistry
New physical sciences dean Ken Janda brings pride, optimism and 20 years’ of experience to the post.
October 03, 2011
They had the whole world in their hands
On the occasion of the Earth system science department’s 20th anniversary, Chancellor Emeritus Ralph Cicerone says UCI was the first to study human impact on the environment in an interdisciplinary way.
September 12, 2011