Research

An artistic rendering of a spiral galaxy in the universe.

UC Irvine astronomers spot largest known stream of super-heated gas in the universe

Discovery was made using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and other resources

Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk, UC Irvine associate professor of physiology and biophysics

Eye-opening research

Dorota Skowronska-Krawczyk’s astonishing findings about Greenland sharks may lead to new ways of preserving vision as we age

Two natural resource specialists walk through an area of Redwood Mountain Grove burned in the KNP Complex Fire in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains to evaluate fire effects.

UC Irvine scientists discover what drives California's worst fire years

Clusters of fires started by lightning led to the most devastating blazes

Smiling woman - Suellen Hopfer, UC Irvine associate professor of health, society and behavior.

UC Irvine-led study uses social media for real-time monitoring of heat experiences in state

Machine learning-based approach can help inform targeted public health interventions

3rd year pharm sci students apply glucose monitoring devices In Dr. Joyce Lee’s class.

Preparing practice-ready pharmacists

Students learn to fight diabetes by wearing the tech they’ll one day recommend

Dr. Alexandre Chan

UC Irvine-led study finds global embrace of integrative cancer care

Research also highlights gaps in access, training and affordability worldwide

Woman in red dress looking into camera.

From harassment to healing

UC Irvine researcher Constance Steinkuehler finds toxicity in gaming in one setting and hope in another

Man standing on a stairway landing in front of wall mural photograph of planet Earth.

UC Irvine researchers link Antarctic ice loss to ‘storms' at the ocean's subsurface

Process is responsible for significant melting of Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers

Charis E. Kubrin, UC Irvine professor of criminology, law and society.

UC Irvine professor wins prestigious Stockholm Prize in Criminology

Charis Kubrin honored for groundbreaking research disproving immigration-crime myth

UC Irvine biomedical sciences Ph.D. candidate Elizabeth Andrews in a lab looking into a microscope.

From idea to impact

UC Irvine researchers are turning discovery into real-world change