In an effort to put science before politics when managing state correctional populations, the UCI Center for Evidence-Based Corrections taps the research power of the University of California to evaluate juvenile and adult prison programs – including rehabilitation, parole and reentry programs – and provide information that helps corrections officials make policy decisions based on…

The Center for Ethnography supports continuing innovation in the practice, expression and theorization of ethnography, the signature method and genre of cultural anthropology with ever widening uptake in other disciplines and beyond the university. Since established in 2006, the Center has hosted a diverse array of projects and seminars – experimenting with ethnographic “para-sites,” for…

The Center for Epigenetics and Metabolism (CEM) brings together researchers at UCI interested in epigenetics, chromatin remodeling and cellular metabolism by fostering research interactions, developing novel strategies, and informing the UCI community of the remarkable developments in the field. The CEM creates a physical, intellectual and organizational environment for the study of epigenetics and the…

The Center for Environmental Biology (CEB) in the School of Biological Sciences was established in March 2010 to facilitate research, education, and outreach in biological science to help develop innovative new solutions to environmental problems.

The goal of the center is new and innovative technology research. The focus will be on how technology will improve emergency response. At the system level: robust systems, resiliency in extreme situations. At the Information level: convert large-scale, multi-modal information into actionable information upon which decisions can be made. A layer of social science research…

The Center for Early Cultures was formed in the spring of 2006 to highlight the strength of teaching and research at UCI that focuses on the earlier centuries in many different cultures, and to provide an intellectual and social space for the exchange of ideas among faculty and graduate students working in these areas. Our…

The UC Irvine Center for Cosmology is devoted to unlocking the mysteries of our Universe, with research groups working on the composition, origin, structure and fate of the Universe, the fundamental physics governing it, and the evolution of structure and galaxies comprising it.

The Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Engineering (CENCE) is a multidisciplinary research center aimed at understanding the relation between cognitive abilities and neural systems through brain imaging, brain mapping, computational modeling, informatics, and engineering techniques. The center’s research focus in cognitive neuroscience and engineering spans a wide range of methods involving human and animal work,…

The UCI Center for Clinical Research (CCR), operates as a centralized hub for clinical research, driven by the mission to enhance the health and wellness of individuals in Orange County and beyond. Through carefully curated clinical trials, the center strives to expedite the journey of medical discoveries from the laboratory to real-world applications, ultimately benefiting…

The Center for Citizen Peacebuilding conducts research, advances education and organizes action to improve and expand citizen peacebuilding in the United States and around the world. The center hosts lectures and conferences involving prominent citizen peacebuilders, including Nobel Peace Prize Laureates; trains local and international peacebuilding practitioners, including gang intervention workers; and facilitates peacebuilding efforts…