UC Irvine earns STARS gold rating for sustainability achievements

The new program measures and encourages responsible stewardship of Earth’s resources in all aspects of higher education.

UCI undergrads' work key to global ocean algae count

A new study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that identifies critical marine life relies on work done by UC Irvine undergraduates, according to Earth system science professor Adam Martiny, the lead author.

UCI students attend Clinton Global Initiative University conference

UC Irvine students Elaine Truong, Deshani Senewiratne, Nithin Jilla and Michelle Le recently attended the annual Clinton Global Initiative University Conference, held April 5-7 in St. Louis.

UCI students attend Clinton Global Initiative University conference

UC Irvine students Elaine Truong, Deshani Senewiratne, Nithin Jilla and Michelle Le recently attended the annual Clinton Global Initiative University Conference, held April 5-7 in St. Louis.

Ocean plankton sponge up nearly twice the carbon currently assumed

Irvine, Calif. – Models of carbon dioxide in the world’s oceans need to be revised, according to new work by UC Irvine and other scientists published online Sunday in Nature Geoscience. Trillions of plankton near the surface of warm waters are far more carbon-rich than has long been thought, they found. Global marine temperature fluctuations […]

Middle East river basin has lost Dead Sea-sized quantity of water

Already strained by water scarcity and political tensions, the arid Middle East along the Tigris and Euphrates rivers is losing critical water reserves at a rapid pace, from Turkey upstream to Syria, Iran and Iraq below.

An Vinh Tran

Fill 'em up

Students help outfit campus with new hydration stations to turn the tide against wasteful consumption

Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Title company

Newest Chancellor’s and Distinguished professors join select group

UCI's cloned redwoods rooted in research

Grove fell short of great expectations but has proven valuable in Earth system science studies

Highlights of 2012 at UCI

Year brings scientific advances, national accolades, international outreach, student achievement and loss of campus stalwarts