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water

In an aeroponic garden on the patio of The Anteatery, leafy greens and herbs are grown for consumption by hungry UCI students.

America’s greenest university

How UCI continues to lead the way in sustainability practices

Cassandra Coblentz, guest curator of Langson IMCA’s upcoming exhibition “Indefinitely Wild: Preserving California’s Natural Resources,” admires Detlef Sammann’s 1915 “Del Monte Forest.”

‘Indefinitely Wild’

Art exhibition contrasts pristine California landscapes with reality of development

UCI Water director David Feldman standing behind a pool of water.

Water warriors

UCI experts work to inform public policy and educate about California’s water future

UC Irvine researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology

Bacterium used as a live sensor to detect heavy metal contamination

Photos of Maura Allaire, assistant professor of urban planning & public policy, and Jun Wu, professor of public health.

NSF supports UCI team investigating inequities in drinking water

California water districts and ratepayers will serve as test subjects

Study shows how restoring overstocked forests can yield multiple, diverse benefits

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 […]

Aerial photo of the city of Irvine

UCI receives Excellence in Action Award for water conservation

National award recognizes partnership with the Irvine Ranch Water District

Person bicycling in Aldrich Park.

UCI becomes two-time recipient of STARS Platinum rating for sustainability efforts

Rare recognition secures its place among world’s environmentally outstanding institutions

Bhumi Tandel’s quest for sustainability

Scholarship recipient hopes to help improve the environment through engineering

UCI Podcast Indicator

UCI Podcast: The technologies that could solve California’s droughts

Policies, and especially attitudes toward water, will have to shift as climate change makes drought more severe, says David Feldman