International Center for Writing and Translation
The International Center for Writing and Translation is interested in all understandings of writing and translation to foster multi-lingual, cross-cultural creative and critical research in UCI’s School of Humanities. Translation addresses difference—the difference between languages, of course, but also the difference between idioms within a language, the difference between time periods or generations, and the…
Read MoreInstitute for Software Research
ISR’s mission is to advance knowledge surrounding software and socio-technical systems by fostering innovative basic and applied research. ISR is dedicated to: fostering innovative basic and applied research in software and socio-technical systems; working with established companies, start-ups, government agencies, and standards bodies to develop and transition the technologies to widespread and practical application; educating…
Read MoreInstitute for Money, Technology & Financial Inclusion
Established in 2008, the Institute is housed in the School of Social Sciences. It is a leading research center on the consumer side of financial technology–everything from mobile money to AI-driven alternative credit scoring. We focus on the everyday use and implications of these new technologies: how people engage, refuse, modify, hack, and share them,…
Read MoreExperimental Social Science Laboratory
The Experimental Social Science Laboratory (ESSL) is a computer laboratory for the experimental study of individual and interactive decision-making. The laboratory can conduct computer-based experiments of up to 40 subjects, but ESSL also has capabilities to conduct internet-based experiments. ESSL is available for use by researchers of all social scientific disciplines who conduct experiments according…
Read MoreEdwards Lifesciences Foundation Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center
The UCI Edwards Lifesciences Foundation, Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Center (CIRC) is an academic-based research and training center housed within the Henry Samueli School of Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. We aim to accelerate advances in cardiovacular health and health equity. The concept behind the CIRC originated in 2006 from discussions between the…
Read MoreEducation Center for Research on Teacher Development and Professional Practice
The Education Center for Research on Teacher Development and Professional Practice (CRT) in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine fosters collaborations among faculty, students, and practitioners on projects focused on a variety of aspects of teacher development and learning and on the study of teaching and teacher professional practice and of…
Read MoreEddleman Quantum Institute
The goal of the Eddleman Quantum Institute at UCI is to stimulate the discovery of new quantum science phenomena by developing collaborations between investigators in a broad range of scientific endeavors and to motivate future generations to study quantum science through educational and outreach activities.
Read MoreCultural Resilience and Learning Center (CRLC)
The Cultural Resiliency and Learning Center (CRLC) is a strengths-based multidisciplinary venue designed to foster research, outreach, and training activities that furthers our understanding of, and improves, the lives of youth and families from different cultures.
Read MoreCenter on Stress and Health
Dr. Zeev Kain first established the laboratory under the name, the Center for the Advancement of Perioperative Health (CAPH) in 1993 at Yale University to discover ways to improve the quality of life in children and adults before, during, and after surgery (considered the perioperative period). At the outset, CAPH research primarily focused on improving…
Read MoreCenter of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect
UC Irvine’s Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect is committed to eliminating abuse of the elderly. Established with a grant from the Archstone Foundation, the Center of Excellence on Elder Abuse and Neglect is part of the School of Medicine’s Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology. It is a first-of-its-kind program that strives…
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