Largescale wetlands construction seen as effective treatment for farm runoff
UCI, U. of Kansas and U. of Minnesota experts model Mississippi Basin water quality
July 06, 2021
Engineering
Microsoft funds study on development of sustainable materials for use in electronics
Oladele Ogunseitan, Ph.D., University of California Presidential Chair and UCI professor of population health and disease prevention, and Julie Schoenung, Ph.D., UCI chair and professor of materials science and engineering, have been awarded a $200,000 research grant from Microsoft Corp. They are co-principal investigators on a project entitled “Sustainable Development of Materials in Printed Circuit […]
June 30, 2021
UCI researchers part of federally funded effort to boost broadband connectivity in rural US
UCI electrical engineering and computer science researchers are part of a rural wireless connectivity research project that recently received $8 million from the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The funds will help the Platforms for Advanced Wireless Research program establish a new facility in central Iowa dedicated to driving innovation and […]
June 22, 2021
UCI researchers win funding to shed light on interactions between metabolism, immunity
The Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has named two UCI researchers as Allen Distinguished Investigators. Michelle Digman, associate professor of biomedical engineering, and Jennifer Prescher, professor of chemistry, were among 10 academic experts chosen this year to explore the relationship between metabolism and the human immune system. The UCI scientists were made co-principal investigators on […]
June 13, 2021
UCI-led team develops transplant biomaterial that doesn’t trigger immune response
Based on stem cell technology, platform can offer long-term treatment for Type 1 diabetes
June 03, 2021
Two Henry Samueli School of Engineering scientists win DOE early career awards
Funding will support research in advanced energy and materials science technologies
May 27, 2021
Greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions are lengthening and intensifying droughts
UCI study shows human-sourced boost to drying in Americas, Africa and Asia
May 17, 2021
UCI researchers win $2 million NIH grant to develop biologic implant for spinal facet joints
The National Institutes of Health has awarded $2 million to researchers in UCI’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering to develop a biologic implant for the spinal facet joint. This grant, given to a team led by Kyriacos Athanasiou, Henry Samueli Chair in Engineering and Distinguished Professor of biomedical engineering, will be the first to focus […]
May 11, 2021
Helping humans heal
UCI biomedical engineer is working on a cell regenerative therapy with potential applications in chronic wounds, burns and aging
May 11, 2021
UCI biomedical engineers spotlight disparities in knee and jaw joint treatments
Study suggests improved remedies for a problem affecting millions of Americans
May 05, 2021