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Artist's rendering of a star with an exoplanet transitioning in front of it.

UC Irvine astronomers discover scores of exoplanets may be larger than realized

The finding could impact search for extraterrestrial life

Donald Blake, UC Irvine Distinguished Professor of chemistry, here holding an air sample canister.

UC Irvine atmospheric chemist receives NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal

Donald Blake honored for role in field campaigns and student research program

An academic first in Antarctica

UC Irvine Ph.D. student defends dissertation at South Pole after 24-day research expedition

An experimental bonfire

UC Irvine scientists track and analyze lofted embers that cause spot fires

Live field experiments in Sierra Nevada mountains are first of their kind

Monica Daley, UC Irvine professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.

UC Irvine receives record $668 million in research funding for fiscal 2023-24

Increase reflects strong support for campus mission

Aomawa Shields, Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor, Physics & Astronomy, UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences.

Exoplanet explorer

Astrobiologist Aomawa Shields uses computer modeling to gauge extraterrestrial life possibilities

Mechanical engineering major Ozzy Aidan Sanchez-Aldana and the workshop where he works on unmanned aerial vehicles.

The sky's the limit

Undergraduate paves the way for a future career in space exploration

A glacier in a fjord in Greenland.

Grounding zone discovery explains accelerated melting under Greenland's glaciers

UC Irvine researchers suggest we may be underestimating severity of sea level rise

NASA funds UC Irvine-led mission to record changes in Antarctica's ice sheet

Researchers will use data from upcoming and existing international satellite missions

UCI, NASA JPL researchers discover a cause of rapid ice melting in Greenland

Study suggests extent of future sea level rise could be vastly underestimated