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innovation

Astrophysicist Gregory Benford

Addressing climate change: plants instead of plants?

Rather than an industrial solution to excess atmospheric carbon dioxide, a retired UCI physicist looks to nature

John Chaput

UCI-developed COVID-19 test detects, identifies specific variants with 100% accuracy

RNA-based method advances personalized medicine for improved patient care

Richard Arum (left)and Duncan Pritchard (right).

UCI awarded $1 million from Templeton Foundation for Anteater Virtues program

Grant will expand campuswide curriculum promoting intellectual character growth

UCI researchers invent a health monitoring wearable that operates without a battery

Biosensor continuously tracks pulse and wirelessly communicates with nearby devices

A man and woman looking at a computer laptop screen.

State awards $1.8 million to expand UCI’s in-prison B.A. program

Funding will also support core functions of LIFTED for five years

Anteatery chef Harold Duenas puts the finishing touches on a pasta dish.

Turning Anteaters into plant eaters

Campus dining halls are offering more meals that minimize meat and feature fruits, vegetables, whole grains and legumes as main ingredients

UCI team develops simplified, faster process for detection of viral RNA in saliva samples

UCI researchers have originated a simplified, faster clinical sample testing method to detect genetic material, including viral RNA. Their findings were recently published in the journal Scientific Reports. “We showed that a saliva sample withdrawn using a simple microbiological loop can be directly analyzed in a single collection tube, using common and precise DNA amplification […]

Squid skin-inspired cup cozy will keep your hands cool and your coffee hot

UCI engineers develop method for economical mass production of insulating material

Tom Andriola and Leslie Thompson

UCI announces launch of Institute for Precision Health

Individually tailored wellness approach is giant leap in patient control, improved outcomes

UCI Institute for Precision Health FAQ

What is precision health? Precision health is a powerful approach that uses data science to help prevent disease and accurately predict, diagnose and treat individual patients as is best for them. Its practitioners employ data – information about patients – and analytics to provide more exact and effective health plans. Precision health is also a […]