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Close-up of a bee on a honeycomb with surrounding bees slightly blurred, highlighting the textures of the bee and the honeycomb cells in shades of gold and amber.
Biological Sciences

A Beeautiful Gut Feeling

What do the fuzzy pollinators and humans have in common? A microscopic world hidden inside

Katrine Whiteson
Biological Sciences

A literal gut check

Scientist studies how intestinal microbiomes affect human health

Cascade Sorte
Biological Sciences

Coastal ecosystems: cracking the code

Marine biologist Cascade Sorte delves into the complex interactions between climate change and ocean species

Sunny Jiang, UC Irvine professor of both civil and environmental engineering and ecology and evolutionary biology sitting in front of a fountain holding a clear water bottle.

Navigating ocean waters

Sunny Jiang strives to understand the balance between human activities and coastal ecosystems

Adriana Briscoe, UC Irvine professor of ecology and evolutionary biology with a blue butterfly on her hand.
Biological Sciences

UC Irvine's Adriana Briscoe is elected to the National Academy of Sciences

Renowned biologist is among 144 diverse recipients of prestigious award this year
Engineering

Air Force awards $4 million research grant to UC Irvine materials scientists

New project explores use of microbes as mineral extractors in extreme environments

Parry’s Phacelia, a plant with purple flowers, native to Southern California, grows beneath burnt brush.
Biological Sciences

Study finds drought fuels invasive species after wildfires

UCI biologists highlight critical link between drought, wildfires and coastal ecosystem transformations

Group of five researchers funded by NSF to examine wildfire management while incorporating voices from Indigenous communities.
Briefs

NSF funds UCI-led team connecting Indigenous communities with key decision-makers in wildfire management

Project will bring diverse voices to forefront of mitigation and research

Tobin Hammer, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, leans over a colony of bumblebees inside a climate-controlled room at UCI. On the shelf by his right arm is a modified hand-held vacuum used to capture escapees.
Biological Sciences

The secret life of bumblebees

UCI scientist uncovers surprising facts about the fuzzy insects

UCI’s Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Campus News

Susan and Henry Samueli give $50 million to UCI's engineering school

Gift launches Engineering+ research institutes on health, society and the environment