UCI Critical Theory
UCI Critical Theory is the institutional home for events, research, and study related to critical theory at the University of California, Irvine. The committee for Critical Theory oversees the Critical Theory Emphasis. The Emphasis trains and certifies graduate students from across the campus—humanities, arts, social sciences, and beyond—in a variety of critical approaches. As part…
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 MoreResearch Center for Exercise Medicine and Sleep
The UC Irvine Health Research Center for Exercise Medicine and Sleep (RCEMS) formally known as the Pediatric Exercise and Genomics Research Center was launched in 2012 and is dedicated to harnessing the healing power of exercise and sleep. We know that improving health outcomes for all people starts with research. Our nationally renowned clinicians, exercise physiologists…
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…
Read MoreMultiple Sclerosis Research Center (MSRC)
UC Irvine has a long-standing history of excellence in research in the neurosciences. There is an established base of internationally-recognized investigators within both the School of Biological Sciences and the School of Medicine who are performing work within the field of neuroinflammation and demyelinating diseases. Building upon this expertise, UCI formally established the Multiple Sclerosis…
Read MoreCenter for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS)
Latin America is a complex cultural and historical region created by Spanish and Portuguese colonization in the New World and which encompasses territories and peoples from the southernmost tip of South America to the Caribbean Islands and the United States. As an area born out of a series of conquests, migrations, contacts and conflicts it…
Read MoreLaboratory for Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction (LUCI)
LUCI, the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction, serves as a focal point for research that follows from this vision. Our group of researchers are interested in the challenges of designing, using, and understanding the elements of a ubiquitous computing world. Some of these different facets include computing in the face of mobile computers and…
Read MoreQuantum Materials and Devices Laboratory (QMDL)
The QMDL is an interdisciplinary laboratory, focused on the quantum transport and optoelectronic properties of emergent quantum materials. We grow high-quality bulk crystals of quantum materials, we exfoliate the crystals to obtain one or a few layers of atomically thin materials. Then, we assemble new materials by stacking together two or more different quantum materials.…
Read MoreIrvine Center for Addiction Neuroscience
The Irvine Center for Addiction Neuroscience (ICAN), located at the University of California, Irvine, will create an environment that will enhance the education of students (undergraduate and graduate) and postdoctoral trainees, as well as attract philanthropic activity through public awareness and outreach programs both local and beyond. The impact is transformative in fertilizing addiction neuroscience…
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