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The global land surface may absorb less carbon dioxide than previously thought
May 6, 2022
UCI-led study shows the global shift of land-use greenhouse gas emissions.
May 4, 2022
Mathematician Svetlana Jitomirskaya, vision researcher Krzysztof Palczewski honored
May 4, 2022
Climate change is already leaving unprecedented marks on forests. In the Sierra Nevada, up to 19 percent of adult giant sequoias, many of which have stood since the days of Aristotle, died in fires in just the last two summers. Five of the eight most abundant tree species in the West have declined significantly just since the year 2000. Using satellite data, archival records, and machine learning, Jon Wang, at the University of California, Irvine, determined that California likely lost…
May 3, 2022
Q&A with Class of 2022 graduate Erin Araneta, B.S. in chemistry.
May 2, 2022
In October 2021, a pipeline leaked about 25,000 gallons of oil into the ocean off the Orange County coast. The oil caked beaches and killed marine life, and almost as soon as it happened two UC…
May 2, 2022
In the recent months and weeks, we have witnessed unprecedented increases in the price of nickel, palladium, platinum, and other key materials that are needed and utilized in the production of…
Apr 28, 2022
They join 35 others from UCI in the prestigious organization.
Apr 28, 2022
After completing her Ph.D. in applied physics in Italy in 1999, Isabella Velicogna came to the U.S. in the hopes of landing a post doctoral position. Her efforts proved fruitful and she landed a dream job – working at the University of Colorado in Boulder on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) project. The mission involved using satellite data to assess the Earth's water systems, including changes in its ice…
Apr 27, 2022
KUCI's Keven Bossenmeyer interviews the Ph.D. students studying last October's OC oil spill.
Apr 25, 2022
Arabian Prince, founding member of NWA, rapper, music producer, DJ, entrepreneur and tech investor, talks about untapped potential.
Apr 25, 2022
When a pipeline break in October leaked thousands of gallons of oil into the waters off of Huntington Beach, the visible harm to local wildlife was almost immediate, as crude-covered birds and fish began appearing on beaches.
Apr 22, 2022
New technique enables precise measurement of electrostatic properties of materials.