Chasing clean air
Led by Donald Blake, UCI scientists have been on a decades-long global quest to measure atmospheric pollution
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Something in the air
UCI-led team makes key discovery about smog in their innovative lab.
AirUCI gets teachers pumped up about chemistry
AirUCI summer workshop aims to inspire seventh- to 12th-grade science teachers so they can inspire their own students.
Fighting the ocean’s plastic pollution
UC Irvine professor William Cooper follows the trail of plastic debris that’s spreading from the coast to the deep sea.
Driving research on traffic pollution
Dr. Ralph Delfino and his colleagues in UCI’s School of Medicine are on the forefront of efforts to understand the role of vehicle exhaust in human illnesses.
Traffic pollution found to increase heart attack, stroke risk
Epidemiologist Dr. Ralph Delfino and his UC Irvine colleagues provide some of the first evidence that air-pollution particles, especially unregulated…
Futuristic air travel
Sharp increases in the price of jet fuel and growing concerns about sustainability have spurred demand for greener, more efficient aircraft, and UCI researchers could help shape the future of commercial aeronautics.
AirUCI expands horizons
UCI is ramping up its focus on air quality and climate change research in an effort to tackle some of today’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Out of thin air
A conversation with atmospheric chemist Donald Blake
UC Irvine study: vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health
The work could help efforts to contain an important source of air pollution