Research

Earth system scientist and physicist recognized for original research

Mathieu Morlighem, UCI assistant professor of Earth system science, is contributing his expertise in ice sheet numerical modeling to the newly launched International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. The five-year, $25 million project, co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.K.’s Natural Environment Research Council, aims to provide answers to some of the most pressing inquiries […]

UCI study also finds low-cost, regional air carriers disproportionately affected

Irvine, Calif., May 1, 2018 — The All of Us Research Program opens for national enrollment Sunday, May 6. Led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), All of Us is an unprecedented effort to gather genetic, biological, environmental, health and lifestyle data from 1 million or more volunteer participants living in the United States. […]

UCI-led study examines role of plants, trees in global transfer of rainfall

Claudia Benavente, assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences and developmental & cell biology, was awarded a $100,000 grant through the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The AACR-Aflac Incorporated Career Development Award for Pediatric Cancer Research is given every year to a project believed to have significant impact in the field of pediatric cancer research. Benavente’s […]

By taking a closer look, UCI scientists find resilience in face of heat stress

UCI launches Green Labs certification program

Mathematician joins 35 other UCI faculty members in prestigious organization

UCI engineers find that innovative material facilitates effective on-chip cooling