With $1 million gift, UCI aims to become first university to launch rocket into space
Donation expands partnership with Base 11 to address STEM talent crisis
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Concurrent heat waves, air pollution exacerbate negative health effects of each
Future may bring more overlap of synergistic weather factors, UCI researchers warn
UCI's HyperXite team to compete in Hyperloop challenge at SpaceX headquarters
EVENT: UCI’s HyperXite team is going head-to-head with more than 30 other university-based and independent engineering teams from around the world to determine which has designed and built the best human-scale pod for the Hyperloop transportation system proposed by SpaceX and Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk. Pods will be evaluated for speed, stability, braking and smoothness of ride on […]
Grace Leekley wins Nicholas Aeberhard Award
Grace Leekley of the School of Social Sciences has received the Nicholas Aeberhard Award for outstanding freshmen who best exemplify student leadership, personal integrity, a dedication to academics, and involvement in campus and civic activities. In addition to maintaining a 3.76 GPA as a double major in sociology and political science, Leekley volunteered at the LBGT […]
Mars-bound astronauts face chronic dementia risk from galactic cosmic ray exposure
UCI study raises questions about long-term brain health after extended spaceflights
New faculty faces
Hiring of 100 educators goes long way toward satisfying strategic plan goal of 250
UCI-SUNY research details how workplace stress contributes to cardiovascular disease
Study authors recommend policies to lessen stressful employment conditions
UCI astrophysicist Asantha Cooray to head NASA group designing future space telescope
NASA has selected UCI astrophysicist Asantha Cooray as community chair of a study group to design and set requirements for a possible successor to the James Webb Space Telescope. The group, which includes scientists and engineers from about 30 leading international research institutions and space agencies, will work over the next three years toward a […]
UCI researchers link compulsive Facebook checking to lack of sleep
Study correlates tiredness, bad mood, distractibility and social media browsing
UCI engineering students place in top 5 in SpaceX competition
UCI’s HyperXite team beat out nearly 100 others to finish fifth in the international Hyperloop Pod Design competition Jan. 29-30 at Texas A&M University. The Hyperloop is a concept first proposed by Elon Musk and SpaceX to design and build extreme high speed, energy-efficient transportation. University students and independent engineering teams competed in event, vying for the chance to […]