Center for Armenian Studies
The center supports teaching, research, and community engagement with an emphasis on the study of Armenians and Armenia within a regional (i.e., Middle East and Caucasus) and world context, thus reflecting the global and interactive nature of Armenian history. With a strong programming history and demonstrated community support, the Center seeks to contribute to the…
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The goal of research in theoretical computer science is to produce results, supported by rigorous proof, about problems dealing with computers and their applications. The questions to be investigated are often motivated by practical problems, but the goal of understanding the fundamental structure of the problem is often as important as producing a solution of…
Read MoreCenter for Administrative Data Analysis
The Center for Administrative Data Analysis’s (CADA) goal is to facilitate high-quality research using administrative data to better understand how to enable human flourishing. CADA originated from partnerships with local school districts in California. Like many organizations, schools collect substantial amounts of data in their regular course of business. These data play an important role…
Read MoreAdvanced Power and Energy Program (APEP)
The Advanced Power and Energy Program (APEP) at the University of California, Irvine addresses the development and deployment of efficient, environmentally sensitive, sustainable power generation and energy conversion worldwide. At the heart of this endeavor is the creation of new knowledge brought about through fundamental and applied research, and the sharing of this knowledge through…
Read MoreUCI Water-Energy Nexus Center
The UC Irvine Water-Energy Nexus Center promotes fundamental and applied research at the water-energy nexus in partnership with industry. Our research activities focus on all dimensions of power/energy use and efficiency in the water processing sector: extraction, treatment, conveyance, reclamation, and reuse. In each activity, our industrial partners are engaged in interacting with our students.…
Read MoreLong US-China Institute
The Long U.S.-China Institute is dedicated to studying contemporary Chinese society, politics, and culture by situating China in historical, global, and comparative perspective. In the interest of fostering bilateral engagement between China and the U.S., we support scholarship and events that facilitate mutual understanding and that highlight a diversity of voices and disciplinary approaches. We…
Read MoreUCI Interdisciplinary Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality
What causes moral behavior? Exploring this quintessential question at the heart of ethics is the goal of the UCI Interdisciplinary Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality. The Ethics Center was established in 2003 by a group of scholars interested in utilizing scientific research to yield insight on the origins and causes of morality. Center faculty come from social sciences, social ecology, humanities, biological sciences, and medicine. In creating the Ethics Center, faculty members…
Read MoreSamuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture
The Samuel Jordan Center for Persian Studies and Culture serves as an umbrella organization for various activities related to the study of Iran and the Persianate world at the University of California, Irvine. Dedicated to drawing on the strengths of the entire UC Irvine campus, the Center focuses on interdisciplinary research projects that bridge the…
Read MoreNewkirk Center for Science and Society
The Newkirk Center focuses on the interaction between science and society, including the role of society in the production of scientific knowledge and technological systems and artifacts and the effects of scientific knowledge on society. It seeks to explore and think critically about the process by which scientific information is communicated to the public and policy-makers. It fosters the use of science to enhance the environment, education, health care, public infrastructure, and justice. The Center carries out its mission…
Read MoreEpilepsy Research Center (EpiCenter)
The Epilepsy Research Center (EpiCenter) was founded in 2002 with the mission of promoting epilepsy-related research at UC Irvine. It is now home to leading epilepsy researchers from across disciplines, providing an “incubator” for productive collaborative basic and translational research.
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