Center for Environmental Health Disparities Research
Mission To build research, educational and community programs that support health equity and environmental justice. Vision An environmentally and socially just society where black and historically marginalized communities thrive with health equity.
Read MoreWater UCI
Water UCI mobilizes seamless collaboration across the university to conduct research, provide educational and outreach programs, foster workforce development, and advance policy solutions to critical water problems facing the state, nation, and world. Water UCI, located in the School of Social Ecology, serves to connect the water industry, government agencies, non-governmental organizations and K-12 schools…
Read MoreThe Environmental Collaboratory
The Environmental Collaboratory is a collaboration of three UCI entities: UCI-Nature, the Center for Environmental Biology (CEB), and the Masters in Conservation and Restoration Science program (MCRS). We share the goals of: (1) linking academic research with the conservation, restoration, and stewardship of natural systems; (2) promoting immersion in nature in order to enhance appreciation,…
Read MoreVaccine Research and Development Center
The Vaccine Research and Development Center (VRDC) is a multidisciplinary center whose vision is to discover novel antigens or epitopes, and vaccine formulations which can stimulate the immune system, as well as their delivery system which induce strong immune responses. Some modes of delivery include adjuvants, liposomes, nanoparticles, virus-like particles, and immunostimulatory complexes (ISCOMs).
Read MoreUCI Critical Theory
UCI Critical Theory is the institutional home for events, research, and study related to critical theory at the University of California, Irvine. In addition to the annual Wellek Lecture series and the Koehn Public Lecture in Critical Theory, the center oversees the Critical Theory Emphasis, which trains and certifies graduate students from across the campus—humanities,…
Read MoreMicrobiome Center
The UCI Microbiome Center promotes the discovery of universal principles of microbial communities (microbiomes) in all environments, including humans, other animal and plant hosts, soil, and the oceans. The Center provides consulting on research projects, facilitates collaboration between labs, and offers a data analysis service.
Read MoreSteckler Center for Responsible, Ethical, and Accessible Technology (CREATE)
UCI’s Steckler Center for Responsible, Ethical, and Accessible Technology (CREATE) was established in 2020 through a generous gift from Vincent (BS ’80) and Amanda Steckler. We promote research and education into the challenges of creating technological futures that produce positive change in the world, focused on principles of equity, accountability, and care. Based in the…
Read MoreCenter for Mathematical and Computational Biology
Established in 2005, Center for Mathematical & Computational Biology (CMCB) is focus on building a research and training environment dedicated to mathematical and computational biology. CMCB faculties possess diverse backgrounds and work on a variety of scientific questions. Their research work aims at the mathematical representation, treatment and modeling of biological processes, using mathematical and…
Read MorePediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Center
The UC Irvine Health Pediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Center (PERC) is dedicated to unleashing the healing power of exercise. We know that improving health outcomes for children starts with research. Our nationally renowned clinicians, exercise physiologists and researchers are driven to learn what type of exercise, how much and for how long, produces the…
Read MoreOnline Learning Research Center
The mission of the Online Learning Research Center (OLRC) is to improve academic achievement and equity in online learning With funding from NSF Grant Number 1535300 (PI: Mark Warschauer), our team has been systematically exploring the effectiveness of virtual learning in the particular setting of STEM courses in large research universities. In addition, Di Xu…
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