They had the whole world in their hands
On the occasion of the Earth system science department’s 20th anniversary, Chancellor Emeritus Ralph Cicerone says UCI was the first to study human impact on the environment in an interdisciplinary way.
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Program fosters future science, math teachers
UCI program helps meet nation’s critical need for more – and better – math and science teachers.
Fellowship winner is engineering a better future
Doctoral candidate gauges infrastructure vulnerability to natural disasters.
2010 a year of challenges, achievement at UCI
In the past year, UC Irvine students, staff and faculty have stepped up in the face of continuing budget challenges and fee increases with innovation, drive and talent. The result? Research breakthroughs, national honors, global outreach, sports firsts – even a Guinness world record. Here are some top 2010 stories.
Finding more temblors along the fault
UCI seismologist Lisa Grant Ludwig finds far more frequent earthquakes along the San Andreas fault.
Big quakes more frequent than thought on San Andreas fault.
Study finds they’ve occurred every 45 to 144 years, most recently in 1857.
Masters of disaster
UCI doctors Kristi Koenig and Carl Schultz wrote the book on disaster medicine. Its publication comes amid debate on the way medical care is delivered in a crisis.
Shaking up earthquake theory
New information about the inner workings of earthquake faults could change how experts estimate the potential for the next “big one,” according to UC Irvine researchers.
Surviving disaster in Indonesia
Floods, earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, volcanic eruptions-Indonesians have seen it all. Now they’re getting help with healing from a UC Irvine…
Taking coping skills global
Roxane Cohen Silver and Psychology Beyond Borders provide mental healthcare in developing countries after traumatic events.