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

UCI alumni siblings to present at UN’s AI for Good 2023 global summit

Philanthropist played central role in UCI’s founding, growth

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy has awarded $1.8 million to UCI oceanographic engineer Kristen Davis to study offshore kelp cultivation. “Macroalgae are fast-growing and highly versatile; they can be used for feedstock, fuels, chemicals and many other commercial products,” said Davis, assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering and Earth system […]

UCI-led analysis of data from India could have dire implications for future

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

UC Irvine professor William Cooper follows the trail of plastic debris that’s spreading from the coast to the deep sea.

On a clear spring day at Crystal Cove State Park, UC Irvine professor William Cooper and undergraduate Tova Handelman sift though a mound of seaweed and sand, oblivious to the curious stares of beachgoers. They’re too busy studying trash. “Look at all this plastic!” says Cooper, picking out a pellet no bigger than a grain […]

UCI’s Sharon Stern and colleagues are helping a Mexican coastal village preserve a coral reef by better managing its wastewater.

UCI’s most prestigious honor, the Medal, which annually confers lifelong recognition on those who have made exceptional contributions to the university’s mission of teaching, research and public service will be given to three individuals and one couple this fall.