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UCI researchers create coronavirus microarray test to determine true prevalence of COVID-19 infection and gauge antibody responses

UCI, other researchers use disaster footprint model to assess COVID-19 supply chain impacts

Bioinspired research project a first step toward intrinsically translucent tissue

Anthropology professor teaches class on digital cultures by creating his own virtual community – where COVID-19 isn’t a threat

UCI/NASA JPL scientists use satellite gravity measurements to monitor ice changes

Tom Boellstorff, UCI anthropology professor, has been awarded a one-year, $195,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how COVID-19 has reshaped online social interactions and the role virtual worlds may play in social relationships post-pandemic. An unprecedented number of people have been socializing online due to the coronavirus crisis. Boellstorff and his team […]

Michael Lee, UCI professor of cognitive sciences, has been awarded a five-year, $81,956 grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop mathematical models of brain activity to help understand behaviors in children diagnosed with ADHD and other neurobehavioral disorders. His work is part of a larger study being conducted by Vinod Menon, the director […]

UCI virologist and her pulmonologist husband balance pandemic response with parenthood

UCI-developed machine learning tool aids doctors’ decision-making

Scientists who normally study how human activities impact the planet have been given a rare opportunity over the past few months to observe what happens when industry, transportation and other sources of carbon emissions are curtailed. Steve Davis, UCI associate professor of Earth system science, is part of an international cohort of researchers measuring the […]