Inspired by moth eyeballs, UC Irvine chemists develop gold coating that dims glare

All that’s gold does not glitter, thanks to new work by UC Irvine scientists that could reduce glare from solar panels and electronic displays and dull dangerous glints on military weapons.

carbon-dating fossils

Time travelers

Scientists use radiocarbon dating to analyze everything from the world’s oldest shoe to sediment samples that shed light on global climate change

Henry Pontell

Portrait of the cybercriminal as a young man

Computers have given juveniles the ability to engage in the same kind of white-collar offenses as adults, says Henry Pontell

UCI study shows major glacial loss in W. Antarctica

Six massive glaciers in West Antarctica are moving faster than they did 40 years ago, causing more ice to discharge into the ocean and raising the global sea level, according to new UC Irvine-led research reported in Geophysical Research Letters.

Frank LaFerla

New dean is bio sci booster

Frank LaFerla, renowned for his Alzheimer’s work, hopes to raise the school’s profile

President Obama to speak at UC Irvine commencement celebration

A student-produced video invitation including a challenge to “play ball” with UC Irvine’s seven-feet-six-inch center Mamadou Ndiaye, and 10,000 postcards signed by Anteaters of all stripes involved the entire campus in the effort to woo the president.

Titanium clubs can cause golf course fires, UCI study finds

Irvine, Calif., March 19, 2014-Titanium alloy golf clubs can cause dangerous wildfires, according to UC Irvine scientists. When a club coated with the lightweight metal is swung and strikes a rock, it creates sparks that can heat to more than 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit for long enough to ignite dry foliage, according to findings published recently in the […]

Jenny Yang and Charlene Tsay

Stamping out STEM stereotypes

UC Irvine has long been committed to gender equity in science, technology, engineering and math

UC Irvine’s School of Biological Sciences renamed in honor of Francisco J. Ayala

UC Irvine has renamed its School of Biological Sciences the Francisco J. Ayala School of Biological Sciences, recognizing Dr. Ayala’s vast body of scientific work, international acclaim, and decades of contributions to the school and the campus.

UCI graduate programs among top 50 nationwide in new rankings

Graduate school rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report show UC Irvine programs consistently among the top 50 in the nation.