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Irvine, Calif., June 1, 2026 — A team of UC Irvine engineering students won honors from NASA for creating an innovative system for aircraft maintenance in NASA’s Gateway to Blue Skies Competition. The team won the Best Infographic Award for their excellent presentation and were one of eight national finalists who received $9,000 to research…

Irvine, Calif., June 1, 2026 — From Ask Sammy in Santa Clarita to Rivy, the City of Riverside’s online chatbot, AI is increasingly being tapped to deliver public service information to residents across Southern California cities. But what happens when deployment of this technology outpaces evaluations of its accuracy, use and impacts? A UC Irvine-led…

Irvine, Calif., May 28, 2026 — The University of California, Irvine has named Peter Biehl vice provost for graduate education and dean of the Graduate Division. Biehl will join UC Irvine from the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he currently serves as vice provost and dean of graduate studies. “I am excited to join…

A year after launching an ambitious research effort to support dementia patients and caregivers, UC Irvine nursing researchers have moved into real-world care settings, collecting data directly from patients and using AI-driven technology to better understand agitation, sleep disruption and fall risk. The interdisciplinary project – led by Adey Nyamathi, a Distinguished Professor in the…

Irvine, Calif., May 14, 2026 — A $1.2 million grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to the University of California, Irvine is part of a special initiative to support early-career scientists facing uncertainty in federal research funding. In response to these widespread federal reductions, the Keck Foundation launched a one-time bridge funding initiative that…

A new UC Irvine study uses monetized life-cycle analysis to compare hydrogen, direct electrification and fossil fuel pathways across heavy-duty transport and industrial sectors. The researchers concluded that renewable hydrogen applied in certain sectors offers greater social value, which includes reduced climate change impacts, cleaner air, improved public health and lower demand for natural resources.…

Irvine, Calif., May 7, 2026 — America has always been divided over politics, but now it’s personal. A new study from UC Irvine psychologists reveals a fracturing nation as political divides shatter friendships, tear apart families and fuel a deepening hostility between everyday Americans. The research, published in PNAS Nexus, was conducted by Department of…

Irvine, Calif., May 7, 2025 — The J.W. and Sandra Mitchell Neurosciences Clinic – a new home for outpatient neurology and neurosurgical care at the UCI Health — Irvine medical campus – has been established with an $8 million gift, which will also bolster collaborative research in movement disorders within the Department of Neurology at the…

UC Irvine-led study found that exposure to previously unknown PFAS chemicals was associated with a higher risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common childhood cancer. Researchers analyzed blood samples from 125 newborn children with leukemia and 219 without cancer in Los Angeles County, also finding higher levels of PFOA and PFOS linked to increased…