Be green with UC Irvine

Be green with UC Irvine At UCI, sustainability is part of everything we do, from the way we operate our campus, to what we teach in the classroom, through community partnerships and our vital climate change research around the world. Commitment to sustainability World-changing climate research In every school on the UCI campus, you’ll find […]

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UCI Podcast: Solutions That Scale

James Bullock discusses multidisciplinary organization working to counter the impacts of climate change

Study shows how restoring overstocked forests can yield multiple, diverse benefits

Mechanical thinning of California’s forests can reduce the severity of wildfires by eliminating built-up vegetation that fuels blazes. According to researchers at UCI, UC Merced and the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, scientifically based forest management practices could also curtail CO2 emissions from fires, promote carbon storage in remaining trees, and improve the […]

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Earth guardians

UCI researchers seek solutions to the many effects of climate change

UCI study: California’s trees are dying, and might not be coming back

Wildfires and climbing temperatures have caused a 6.7 percent decline since 1985

UCI-led study links repeated hurricane exposure to adverse psychological symptoms

As climate threats escalate, increased negative mental health outcomes likely

UCI-led research recommends extending California’s prescribed burning season  

Practice viewed as an important tool to prevent out-of-control wildfires

Monica Daley

A bird’s leg view

Monica Daley studies avian ground movement to help people with mobility issues

Michael Méndez

UCI’s Michael Méndez is named a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Assistant professor of urban planning and public policy is one of 28 recipients across US

Tirtha Banerjee, UCI assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering

NSF Recognizes Tirtha Banerjee with CAREER Award

Research will focus on the role of turbulent fluid mechanics in wildland fire behavior