Environment/Energy

First-of-its-kind summer institute cultivates environmental activism – and leadership skills – among incoming students

Led by Donald Blake, UCI scientists have been on a decades-long global quest to measure atmospheric pollution

Grove fell short of great expectations but has proven valuable in Earth system science studies

Year brings scientific advances, national accolades, international outreach, student achievement and loss of campus stalwarts

UCI is at the center of the next wave of advanced manufacturing at the Rapid Tech Center, and it shows as federal officials host a related workshop here.

Using sophisticated satellite technology, Isabella Velicogna documents the ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica. The assistant professor of Earth system science has shown that glaciers are losing mass at an increasing rate — a trend with dire implications for the planet.

End-of-year exams, projects can take unorthodox forms.

Isabella Velicogna‘s office in UC Irvine’s Croul Hall looks like it belongs to an artist instead of a university scientist. Her paintings and drawings — including charming sketches of mice — adorn the walls, and colorful, handcrafted mobiles dangle from the ceiling. “In my next life, I will be a children’s book illustrator,” says Velicogna, […]

UCI hydrologist Jay Famiglietti stars in new documentary about water scarcity, pollution.

Campus’s annual open house will offer fun, food with an eco-friendly focus