Working wonders with workers’ comp

In an era of belt tightening, UC Irvine is ahead of the game when it comes to reducing costs associated with workplace injuries

Toxic waste patrol

EH&S staffer Ricardo Cruz suits up to protect the campus from hazardous waste

UCI staff volleyball champions crowned at picnic finals

It wasn’t quite the Olympics, but it was a volleyball game with medals. And the perennial powerhouse — the Department…

Lunch served on campus to thank local firefighters

Local firefighters, including those from Orange County Fire Authority Station 4 which protects the UC Irvine campus, were treated to…

In case of emergency

Environmental Health & Safety’s Linda Bogue readies the campus for all kinds of disasters

Clockwise from left: Assistant professor of education Symone Gyles, Professor of Civil & Environmental Enginnering Brett Sanders, Sara Ludovise with the OCDE, Associate professor of education Hosun Kang, and professor of education Rossella Santagata. The National Science Foundation has awarded an interdisciplinary team from the University of California, Irvine a three-year, $1.6 million grant focused on creating an accessible and equity-centered model for high school environmental engineering education intended to inspire and properly prepare students for careers in this field.

NSF funds UC Irvine project to improve climate science learning in high schools

Biological sciences, education and engineering schools team up to create curriculum

Pramod Khargonekar (left), UCI vice chancellor for research and UCI’s Chief Innovation Officer Errol Arkilic (right).

UCI launches climate action innovation hub with $1 million state grant

Program will leverage regional strengths to help California reach its climate goals

David Richardson, UCI Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health.

UC Irvine-led study links low-dose radiation to higher cancer risk

Caution warranted given increased public exposure in recent decades

Scenic photo of UCI campus in foreground and city of Irvine in background

UC Irvine’s School of Social Ecology launches Climate and Urban Sustainability Program

Program goal is to solve complex environmental challenges

UCI and national lab researchers develop a cobalt-free cathode for lithium-ion batteries

Innovation could lead to safer, longer-lasting power storage for electric vehicles and devices