A laser focus on cell research

Biomedical engineer Elliot Botvinick uses optical tweezers to understand how disease takes hold

Isabella Velicogna

Weighing the Earth's fate

Using sophisticated satellite technology, Isabella Velicogna documents the ice sheet melt in Greenland and Antarctica. The assistant professor of Earth system science has shown that glaciers are losing mass at an increasing rate — a trend with dire implications for the planet.

Stem cell researcher Weian Zhao tapped for prestigious TR35 list

The assistant professor of pharmaceutical sciences, a member of the Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center, is deemed one of the world’s top 35 innovators under the age of 35.

Cool Schools

Ranking reflects campus’s Earth-friendly infrastructure, programs and research.

Astrophysicists detect evidence of dark matter in Milky Way galactic center

Excess of gamma rays could indicate that dark matter particles are annihilating each other in space.

Wastewater reuse key to drinking water

Creative use of sewage effluent and rainfall is critical to quenching global thirst, according to sweeping new review.

Jay Famiglietti testifies before Congress about drought

The UCI Earth system science professor urges major investment in water research and monitoring.

UCI professor Liu Chen wins 2012 James Clerk Maxwell Prize

The $10,000 award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of plasma physics.

UCI recognized for sustainability in educational facilities management

Green construction, energy conservation earn campus inaugural APPA award.

Global warming could release carbon from forest soils

Vast amounts of additional carbon would warm the atmosphere even more, leading to escalation of climate change.