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The new planet is about twice the size of Earth. The planet’s atmosphere may be the right thickness for life to survive on the planet’s surface. The study helps reveal how Earth-like planets close to our solar system may be more common than thought. Irvine, Calif., June 30, 2026 — A team led by astronomers…

Researchers in UC Irvine’s Department of Biomedical Engineering are relying on the microgravity environment of the International Space Station to help build new cartilage tissue. For a project funded by the National Science Foundation, the UC Irvine researchers began by preparing cartilage-producing cells for the trip to space. In mid May, an experiment was launched…

When Jun Wu and her colleagues published a study in 2023 showing that exposure to neighborhood green space was associated with a lower risk of postpartum depression, the findings helped illuminate a powerful connection between environment and maternal mental health. Today, the UC Irvine professor is building on that work with an expanding research agenda…

Huntington’s disease is a genetic disorder that gradually destroys brain cells over the course of 10 to 30 years, typically starting between the ages of 35 and 50 Phase 1b/2a will evaluate the safety of the treatment and provide hope for those with few options to slow the progression of the disease The clinical trial…

Irvine, Calif., June 16, 2026 — University of California, Irvine immunologist Lbachir BenMohamed has been awarded a $3.93 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop and test a novel therapeutic vaccine designed to prevent recurrent genital herpes, a lifelong viral infection that affects more than 60 million Americans and over 530 million people worldwide.…

UC Irvine continues to strengthen its standing among the world’s leading research institutions, earning top-50 spots in four disciplines in the 2026-27 U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities rankings released today. The campus was rated 99th globally and 38th nationally among U.S. institutions in the annual assessment, which evaluates 2,250 universities in 100-plus…

Irvine, Calif., June 15, 2026 — With a $1.8 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, David Richardson, associate dean of research and professor of environmental and occupational health in the Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health at the University of California, Irvine, will investigate the long-term cancer risks associated with low-dose exposure…

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible” is a quote attributed to Walt Disney. An artist, entertainer and master of innovation, he was always thinking ahead. As Disney sought financing to develop his new theme park, he turned his eyes to the small screens starting to populate the family rooms of American homes in…

UC Irvine marked a major milestone in mental health research on June 9 with the launch of the Noel Drury, M.D. Institute for Translational Depression Discoveries, which university leaders describe as the first institute in the nation to formally unite multiple academic schools in a coordinated effort to address depression. The launch event, held at…

Irvine, Calif., June 10, 2026 — University of California, Irvine neuroscientist Oswald Steward has been awarded the 2026 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience, one of the world’s most prestigious honors in science, for discoveries that fundamentally changed understanding of how neurons build, strengthen and modify connections in the brain involved in learning, memory and recovery from…