How things work
With his power tools, physics and chemistry professor Wilson Ho sheds light on molecules and atoms in action.
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A star on the horizon
The future looks bright for Allison Case ’06, soon to star in ‘Hair’ on Broadway.
Balancing the planet
Last spring, UC Irvine launched a new institute that will bring together scientists to identify new research needed for an improved understanding of society’s response to a changing climate and for environmental science to better respond to societal needs. Topics to be tackled by the UC Irvine Environment Institute: Global Change, Energy and Sustainable Resources […]
Perfect chemistry for 30 years
A conversation with 30-year collaborators F. Sherwood Rowland and Donald Blake.
UCI students win ‘Crazy Green Idea’ contest
UC Irvine students Kyle Good and Bryan Le win the $25,000 X PRIZE Foundation’s “What’s Your Crazy Green Idea?” video contest.
President Obama pushes the stimulus bill
Matthew Beckmann studies how presidents push their policy proposals in Congress and the consequences of partisan polarization
Fueling the hydrogen highway
Scott Samuelsen is UC Irvine’s go-to guy on fuel cell and hydrogen technology.
Advanced technology designed by nature
As hybrid-electric vehicles gain popularity, UCI scientists turn to nature to improve battery design.
Going green in the workplace
UC Irvine graduate student Sara Kirker has a menu of different ideas for helping Laguna Beach restaurants and hotels go green.
Perfect chemistry
The first person Donald Blake met when he walked into UC Irvine’s chemistry department in 1978 was F. Sherwood Rowland, clad in shorts and sandals, a towering 6 feet 5 inches tall. Rowland, department chair, was considering the UCLA senior for a graduate position. “We talked about lots of things, and in the end […]