environment

Researchers urge extension of electronic devices’ useful life to cut carbon dioxide creation

Prenatal exposure to a widespread environmental pollutant can deplete egg cells and cause damage to developing ovaries in mouse fetuses, according to a recent study led by Dr. Ulrike Luderer, Ph.D., UCI professor of environmental and occupational health and corresponding author. The team’s findings, published online in Toxicological Sciences, showed that the developing ovaries were […]

James Bullock discusses multidisciplinary organization working to counter the impacts of climate change

Mechanical thinning of California’s forests can reduce the severity of wildfires by eliminating built-up vegetation that fuels blazes. According to researchers at UCI, UC Merced and the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, scientifically based forest management practices could also curtail CO2 emissions from fires, promote carbon storage in remaining trees, and improve the […]

Jonpaul Cohen, a native New Zealander who has family on the Pacific islands of Samoa and Tuvalu, is passionate about protecting Polynesian culture, lives and livelihoods from the ravages of climate change. In a presentation to an environmental committee of the New Zealand Parliament on Aug. 4, the UCI undergraduate majoring in psychology advocated for […]

Support to endow new chair, startup funding for environmental education project

UCI scientists make the discovery using improved tracking algorithms

UCI-led study shows the global shift of land-use greenhouse gas emissions

Assistant professor of urban planning and public policy is one of 28 recipients across US

Campus leads the way in environmental stewardship of the planet