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UCI to collaborate in Department of Energy hub addressing water security issues in U.S.

UCI to collaborate in Department of Energy hub addressing water security issues in U.S.
September 27, 2019
UCI team uses machine learning to help tell which wildfires will burn out of control

UCI team uses machine learning to help tell which wildfires will burn out of control
New technique could help authorities conduct triage in multiple-blaze scenarios
September 17, 2019
UCI scientists project northward expansion of Valley fever by end of 21st century

UCI scientists project northward expansion of Valley fever by end of 21st century
Climate change expected to accelerate spread of sometimes-fatal fungal infection
September 16, 2019
UCI-led team creates first high-resolution global map of surface ocean phosphate

UCI-led team creates first high-resolution global map of surface ocean phosphate
Researchers also find plankton more resilient to nutrient stress than previously thought
August 28, 2019
Amir AghaKouchak to receive American Geophysical Union’s Macelwane Medal

Amir AghaKouchak to receive American Geophysical Union’s Macelwane Medal
August 22, 2019
Study examines a million corals one by one in urgent call to save reefs

Study examines a million corals one by one in urgent call to save reefs
UCI biologist among data contributors to large, unprecedented project
August 12, 2019
UCI, JPL glaciologists unveil most precise map ever of Antarctic ice velocity

UCI, JPL glaciologists unveil most precise map ever of Antarctic ice velocity
Project utilized 25 years of data from six international satellite missions
July 29, 2019
‘Committed’ CO2 emissions jeopardize international climate goals, UCI-led study finds

‘Committed’ CO2 emissions jeopardize international climate goals, UCI-led study finds
Existing, planned fossil fuel-burning infrastructure must be retired early, replaced
July 1, 2019
UCI, UC Merced: California forest die-off caused by depletion of deep-soil water

UCI, UC Merced: California forest die-off caused by depletion of deep-soil water
Study warns of threats from future concurrent drought and heat events
July 1, 2019
5 junior faculty awarded $50,000 Hellman Fellowships

5 junior faculty awarded $50,000 Hellman Fellowships
June 24, 2019