Heading off an ‘election meltdown’
Feb. 28 conference will explore what-if scenarios that could undermine public acceptance of November vote results
February 10, 2020
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David Fedman wins prize for best article on historical link between tech and environment
David Fedman, assistant professor of history, has received the 2019 Joel A. Tarr Envirotech Article Prize from the Society for the History of Technology’s Envirotech special interest group. His article, “The Ondol Problem and the Politics of Forest Conservation in Colonial Korea,” was published in The Journal of Korean Studies. It explores the ondol, a […]
October 31, 2019
UCI to collaborate in Department of Energy hub addressing water security issues in U.S.
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected the National Alliance for Water Innovation – a public-private partnership with more than 35 members, including UCI – to lead an energy and desalination hub addressing water security issues in the U.S. The organization will conduct early-stage research and development on energy-efficient and cost-competitive water treatment technologies. “Desalination […]
September 27, 2019
UCI-led team sheds light on mechanisms governing the rheology of glassy materials
Commonplace in both natural and man-made components, glassy materials have a microscopically disordered structure. In many solid substances and crystals, atoms are bonded together in an orderly fashion, like stacked cannonballs, but atoms and molecules in varieties of glass are positioned in an amorphous jumble, as they are in liquids. Penghui Cao, UCI assistant professor […]
September 10, 2019
UCI scientists create new class of two-dimensional materials
Fabrication could help unlock new quantum computing and energy technologies
June 06, 2019
Assistant professor gets grant to crowdsource an online mental health intervention platform
Stephen Schueller, assistant professor of psychological science, has been awarded a three-year, $680,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to develop and evaluate a crowdsourced anxiety and depression intervention platform. Crowdsourcing is the practice of obtaining input from large numbers of people via the internet. The project will increase understanding of various problems […]
May 16, 2019
UCI biomedical engineers develop wearable respiration monitor with children’s toy
Inexpensive, disposable sensors continuously measure breath rate and volume
February 13, 2019
Paddling toward a more accessible future
Mark Baldwin’s hands-on research is helping visually impaired rowers enjoy their sport in new and exciting ways
November 14, 2018
New immunotherapy technique can specifically target tumor cells, UCI study reports
“Lab on a chip” technology can be used to create individualized treatments for cancer
November 06, 2018