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Beloved mascot Peter sets sail aboard UCI’s entry in the Newport Beach Christmas Boat Parade

Peter the Anteater featured in Newport Beach boat parade and Rose Parade

Appearances by UCI mascot are in honor of campus’s 50th anniversary

Ants in Your Plants garden

The year that was

UCI celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, which also saw the investiture of a sixth chancellor, the Dalai Lama’s third visit to campus and a continued reign as the nation’s top ‘Cool School’

UCI expert among group urging accelerated reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

Article in Nature Climate Change casts doubt on carbon-capture technologies

UCI part of US effort to find Alzheimer's biomarkers in people with Down syndrome

National Institute on Aging grants $4.7 million to Dr. Ira Lott’s research team

Solar panel installation

UCI joins over 200 campuses in climate pledge

UCI was among more than 200 university and college campuses that signed the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge today at the White House to demonstrate support for strong climate action by world leaders. With less than two weeks until President Barack Obama attends the climate change conference in Paris, the U.S. administration is building […]

UCI-led study offers model to predict how microbiomes may respond to change

Findings could affect efforts to boost both human and ecosystem health

Nobel laureate Mario Molina returns to UCI to talk about the history of climate change science

Nobel laureate and former Anteater Mario Molina received a hero’s welcome Wednesday, Oct. 28, when he took the stage at the packed Irvine Barclay Theatre. It was a fitting tribute for a man credited with, oh, just saving the world. His talk, “Science & Policy of Climate Change,” was sponsored by the Francisco J. Ayala […]

Focus on food

Food for thought This academic year, the University of California, Irvine is a campus fit for foodies, having prepared a feast of events and activities that explore and expand upon the role food plays in the major social, political and scientific issues of the day. From cooking demonstrations by visiting eco-chef Roger Feely to an […]

Banking on food

Free pantry staves off hunger among needy UCI students