Research

Jun Wu, UC Irvine professor of environmental and occupational health standing in a field with plants.

UC Irvine-led study notes need for better wildfire readiness in Eastern Coachella Valley

Improving communication is key in disadvantaged communities in unincorporated areas

UC Irvine study finds mismatch between human perception and reliability of AI-assisted language tools

Adding uncertainty phrasing to large language model responses can help users better gauge accuracy

Gold colored thin film on the wing of a butterfly which is on the end of a human finger.

UC Irvine, Columbia University researchers invent soft, bioelectronic sensor implant

Device conforms to body’s tissues, allowing brain monitoring through development

Dana Mukamel

UC Irvine-led study shows crucial role of staffing instability in nursing home ratings

Researchers recommend adding metric to CMS quality-of-care evaluation measures

Maksim Plikus (right), UC Irvine professor of developmental and cell biology, shown here with Raul Ramos, a postdoctoral researcher in the Plikus laboratory.

UC Irvine-led discovery of new skeletal tissue advances regenerative medicine potential

‘Lipocartilage’ properties akin to bubbled packaging material – super-stable, soft, springy

UC Irvine’s Thai B. Nguyen, Leslie Thompson and Robert Spitale (from left).

UC Irvine-led team discovers potential new therapeutic targets for Huntington’s disease

Molecular mechanisms revealed that drive RNA processing defects leading to disorder

UCI neurologist Ravi Rajmohan

UC Irvine-led study challenges traditional risk factors for brain health in the oldest-old

Findings highlight potential significant role of certain medications in avoiding dementia

Woman wearing glasses

Nursing professor champions wellness to combat burnout

Nancy Pike is lead author of AHA paper on key well-being strategies

UC Irvine-led policy brief presents approach for understanding prison violence

Project addresses its scale, sources and consequences

A valve for the most vulnerable

‘Star’ Ph.D. student helps develop medical device for children with congenital heart defects