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UCI new hire seeking life on other planets also has more down-to-Earth mission: boosting STEM diversity

Native American physicist blazes trail for others at UCI

With a $230,000 grant from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, UCI faculty, led by Richard Arum, dean of the School of Education, have embarked on a project to address the shortage of K-12 math and science teachers. They’re developing a bridge program that will enable community college students to transfer to UCI’s nationally recognized […]

UCI physics professor compares St. Nick’s powers to those of traditional caped crusaders

New learning space is part of fast-paced campus building boom

Honor is conferred for distinguished contributions to their fields

A UCI team led by Padhraic Smyth, professor of computer science and director of the UCI Data Science Initiative, is one of 16 interdisciplinary groups to share $47 million awarded as part of the National Science Foundation Research Traineeship program. UCI will receive $2.9 million, primarily in the form of graduate student fellowships, to develop “team science […]

Physics professor’s book aims to bridge the divide between faith and reason

UCI professors who were also first-generation students form support system

A UCI team led by Ilya Krivorotov, professor of physics & astronomy, is one of nine interdisciplinary groups to share a new $18 million research grant from the National Science Foundation. The UCI scientists and engineers will receive $2 million to study “nonreciprocal magneto-acoustic waves in chiral magnetic systems” under the NSF’s NewLAW program, which was established […]