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Community leaders join the UCI Foundation

Trustees are active in fundraising, advising the university

California’s carbon mitigation efforts may be thwarted by climate change itself

UCI study: Higher heat will limit ecosystem’s role in removing atmospheric CO2

Adria Imada, UCI professor of history and a 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

UCI’s Adria Imada is named a 2021 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

History professor is among 26 recipients of prestigious award across U.S.

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UCI materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect

Southern California’s diabolical ironclad beetle can even survive being run over by car

UCI physicists play a leading role in an international quest to find sterile neutrinos

Collaboration produces most stringent test yet for existence of elusive particles

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

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected the National Alliance for Water Innovation – a public-private partnership with more than 35 members, including UCI – to lead an energy and desalination hub addressing water security issues in the U.S. The organization will conduct early-stage research and development on energy-efficient and cost-competitive water treatment technologies. “Desalination […]

UCI scientists awarded $2.7 million for soil nutrient microbiome research

Microorganisms’ reaction to drought could hold clue to surviving climate change

UCI and national lab researchers see lifelike ion differentiation in synthetic nanopores

Scientists at UCI and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory have shown that synthetic nanopores can possess the same ion-transporting and differentiation capabilities as living tissue. They detail their discovery in a study published today in Science Advances. “Biological systems use ion selectivity to chemically store and exchange energy, making it available for use when needed,” said […]

UCI announces 2018-19 Hellman Fellows

Seven early-career faculty members receive funding to support research

Former dean of the School of Humanities is named president of The Huntington Library

Karen Lawrence, UCI professor emerita of English and former dean of the School of Humanities (1998-2007), has been named president of The Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens in San Marino, effective Sept. 1. “We are thrilled that Karen has received this appointment,” said Tyrus Miller, current dean of the School of Humanities. “Her […]