Press Releases

Americans’ vitamin D levels are highest in August, lowest in February, study shows

Irvine, Calif. June 21, 2013 – UC Irvine and Mayo Clinic researchers have found that vitamin D levels in the U.S. population peak in August and bottom out in February. The essential vitamin – necessary for healthy bones – is produced in the skin upon exposure to ultraviolet B rays from the sun. Vitamin D helps […]

UCI again ranks first among US universities younger than 50

“As we near our 50th anniversary, this recognition shows that we’ve fulfilled the vision articulated by our founding chancellor, Daniel G. Aldrich Jr., when he dedicated the campus,” said current Chancellor Michael V. Drake.

UCI again ranks first among US universities younger than 50

“As we near our 50th anniversary, this recognition shows that we’ve fulfilled the vision articulated by our founding chancellor, Daniel G. Aldrich Jr., when he dedicated the campus,” said current Chancellor Michael V. Drake.

UCI wins international award for energy-efficient laboratory program

Less energy use and more safety measures makes for smarter labs, and a conference of international technicians has taken notice.

Warm ocean drives most Antarctic ice shelf loss, UC Irvine and others show

Warm ocean drives most Antarctic ice shelf loss, UC Irvine and others show. Findings are a game changer for future forecasts about thawing continent

NIH awards UCI $10 million to study early-life origins of adolescent mental disorders

With $10 million in new federal funding, UC Irvine researchers will study how maternal signals and care before and after birth may increase an infant’s vulnerability to adolescent cognitive and emotional problems, such as risky behaviors, addiction and depression.

NIH awards UCI $10 million to study early-life origins of adolescent mental disorders

With $10 million in new federal funding, UC Irvine researchers will study how maternal signals and care before and after birth may increase an infant’s vulnerability to adolescent cognitive and emotional problems, such as risky behaviors, addiction and depression.

Emile Haddad named chairman-elect of UC Irvine Foundation board of trustees

Elected chair leads the direction and business affairs of the UC Irvine Foundation, a community-based organization that supports the university through private philanthropy and personal advocacy.

China is outsourcing carbon within its own borders, UCI and others find

Just as the U.S. outsources dangerous carbon dioxide emissions to China, rich coastal provinces in that country are outsourcing emissions to
poorer provinces in the interior, according to UC Irvine and other climate researchers.

UCI scientists size up universe’s most lightweight dwarf galaxy

Irvine, Calif., June 10, 2013 – The least massive galaxy in the known universe has been measured by UC Irvine scientists, clocking in at just 1,000 or so stars with a bit of dark matter holding them together. The findings, made with the world’s most powerful telescopes at the W. M. Keck Observatory and published today […]