Campaign milestone

The largest fundraising effort in the history of Orange County has just passed its midpoint – reaching $512 million on the way to its $1 billion goal.

Michael Drake shakes hands with chemistry grad student Jason Deckman

Budget cuts spur write-in campaign

California legislators and Gov. Schwarzenegger get the message from UC Irvine: It’s time to re-invest in higher education.

Karen Cahill

Shaping the Future campaign launched

Sparking breakthrough discoveries and tackling issues of importance to people in their daily lives is the goal of UC Irvine’s $1 billion fundraising campaign.

Saurabh Chatterjee

UC Irvine study shows damaging impact of heat waves on vital organs

Heat stress affects brain, gut and liver function via a complex network of molecular mediators

Two male scientists in a research laboratory.

UC Irvine-led research team discovers new property of light

Photon momentum discovery unlocks novel, silicon-based optoelectronic capabilities

Sunny Jiang, UC Irvine professor of both civil and environmental engineering and ecology and evolutionary biology sitting in front of a fountain holding a clear water bottle.

Navigating ocean waters

Sunny Jiang strives to understand the balance between human activities and coastal ecosystems

A pregnant African woman holding her belly on dark background.

Placental hormone spike in late pregnancy linked to postpartum depressive symptoms

Findings of UC Irvine-led study could aid in early identification of at-risk mothers

UC Irvine astronomers’ simulations support dark matter theory

The tests addressed the elusive matter’s existence despite it never having been observed

Leigh Turner, director of UC Irvine’s Center for Health Ethics

Rethinking healthcare

Program in Public Health’s new Center for Health Ethics will explore issues, inform debates and propose policy solutions

Shahrdad Lotfipour

UC Irvine to lead study of how DNA genetic variations might influence nicotine addiction

Findings may improve prevention and treatment strategies for smoking, vaping habits