Upcoming Amazon wildfire season risk is high, UCI and NASA researchers find

This year’s wildfire season could be a rough one in already ravaged Amazon rain forests, according to new predictions by UC Irvine and NASA scientists.

Ocean temperatures can be used to predict wildfires

Prediction method could help protect rainforests around the globe.

Bronchitis up after wildfires

Raging wildfires that engulfed Southern California earlier this decade not only destroyed neighborhoods laying in their path, they also caused significant health problems for many who lived outside the fires’ reach.

MBA student shares moment with president, governor during wildfire relief efforts

Aaron Byzak, a health care executive MBA student at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business, met President Bush (pictured)…

Regional wildfires highlight value of 'zotAlert,' UCI's emergency communications system

Brush fires this week in northeast Irvine prompted many calls to campus asking if classes would be held Monday. Such…

Web site launched to help California wildfire victims

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2023 Year in Review

2023 Year in Review – Critical discoveries

Enabling hydrogen to power trucks Samueli School of Engineering Exposure to green space linked to reduced risk of postpartum depression Program in Public Health UCI-led team receives funding from National Science Foundation to connect Indigenous communities with key decision makers in wildfire management School of Social Sciences The power of health informatics Donald Bren School […]

A colorfully lit home exterior under a twilight sky in the early evening.

Building homes for a sustainable world

UC Irvine student engineer teams earn praise for innovation at the Sustainability Decathlon

UC Irvine alum receives 2023 MacArthur “genius grant”

A. Park Williams to use funding to study climate change and its connection to droughts, wildfires

Researchers in field.

UC Irvine leads regional project to reduce climate change risks in California

$5.5 million effort will prioritize community engagement, environmental justice