Ranging from high frequency trading and cancer research to neutrinos and the exploration of habitable planets, the new faculty members bring transformative research and innovation to the School of Physical Sciences.

The School of Physical Sciences, Henry Samueli School of Engineering, and Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences hosted 250 guests at the Los Angeles Griffith Observatory on the evening of August 27th where, alumni, faculty, and friends gathered beneath a clear sky and glittering stars.

UCI scientists report that concurrent droughts and heat waves, exacerbated by anthropogenic global warming, will lead to sharp declines in crop yields of barley, beer’s main ingredient. Read more. 

The Nature Index has identified UCI as the most improved institution in North America in terms of the number of papers published in high-quality journals between 2015 and 2017.

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