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Orange County middle school and high school students came to the UC Irvine School of Physical Sciences to compete in a regional Science Olympiad competition. Around 1225 students from 53 schools participated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSpc...

Yeonseong (Catherine) Seo, a UC Irvine Ph.D. candidate in chemistry, is working on stopping these proteins from clumping to prevent chemical decay in the eye lens.

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Alfred P. Sloan Foundation names two UC Irvine faculty as 2026 Sloan Research Fellows Herdeline Ann “Digs” Ardoña, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Seunghyun Sim, assistant professor of chemistry, are among 126 early-career researchers to be recognized ...

Congratulations to Professors Ardoña and Sim on being named 2026 Sloan Research Fellows. Awarded to promising young #scientists in the United States and Canada, Sloan Research Fellowships provide recipients with $75,000 to support their #research. ps.uci.edu/news/alfred-...

UC Irvine students expand physics outreach with award from American Institute of Physics UC Irvine’s Society of Physics Students has been awarded a Marsh W. White Award from the American Institute of Physics to support an expansion of its physics outreach program, bringing interacting dem...

UC Irvine's Society of Physics Students received a Marsh W. White Award from the American Institute of Physics to grow its outreach program to local schools. Hands‑on demos + college‑readiness support will reach more students across OC & LA. #Physics #STEM #Outreach
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What's global warming doing to this major greenhouse gas? In a climate change plot twist, global warming is having unexpected effects.

In a new breakthrough, UC Irvine Earth system scientists reveal how global warming is driving the unexpected breakdown of one of the major gases driving rising temperatures.

A graphic that reads: UC Irvine scientists discover how fast the world's deltas are sinking, revealing which human-driven activities are the main drivers.

UC Irvine scientists discover how fast the world's deltas are sinking. Earth System Science prof Leonard Ohenhen's study provides a detailed look at elevation loss in 40 major deltas, highlighting groundwater extraction as a key cause.

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Illustration showing a galaxy with giant helical structures shooting out of both sides.

UC Irvine astronomers have spotted the largest-known stream of super-heated gas in the universe.

Using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, they spotted twin plasma jets erupting from nearby galaxy VV 340N.

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UC Irvine scientists discover what drives California's worst fire years Clusters of fires started by lightning led to the most devastating blazes.

Press release: New UC Irvine research reveals why some wildfire years are far worse than others: lightning-ignited fire complexes that merge and intensify instead of burning out.

Explore the science of sound, light, and the cosmos at Adventures in Physics: Waves from Music to Space on Feb 7 at UC Irvine. All are welcome! RSVP now at: 2026adventuresinphysics.eventbrite.com

Violent 'storms' hidden under Antarctica's ice could be speeding its decline When sea ice melts and refreezes, it stirs vortices that pull warm deep water up, eroding Antarctica's shrinking ice shelves.

UC Irvine postdoc Mattia Poinelli finds underwater “storms” pulling warm water under Antarctica’s ice shelf, speeding melt & threatening global sea levels. #climate #Antarctica grist.org/science/viol...

Taylor Hart

UC Irvine undergraduate Taylor Hart, majoring in Earth System Science with a minor in Biology, follows her curiosity.

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UC Irvine researchers have uncovered alarming ice loss from Berry Glacier in West Antarctica, one of the fastest retreats observed on the continent.

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Professor Eric Potma just received a $1.3M NIH grant to develop next-gen biosensors that can detect single molecules a million times per second.

The project could transform how we study enzymes, develop drugs, and even sequence DNA. Read more at: ps.uci.edu/news/3402

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UC Irvine scientists, led by Prof Claudia Czimczik & Cindy Yañez, have developed a cost-effective method for cities to measure greenhouse gas emissions using turfgrass.

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The new cohort of UCI-LANL-SoCal Hub fellows.

The UCI–LANL–SoCal Hub Graduate Fellowship Program announces its 2024–2025 fellows, marking the program's third year of linking UC Irvine graduate students with Los Alamos National Laboratory scientists.

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UC Irvine and Los Alamos National Laboratory are enhancing their partnership through joint appointments with Professors Luis Jauregui (UCI) and Michael Pettes (LANL).

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UC Irvine delves into the science of neutrinos, the "ghost particles" co-discovered by Nobel laureate Frederick Reines. Professor Mu-Chun Chen investigates how neutrinos could help reveal where all the universe's antimatter went.

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UC Irvine chemistry Ph.D. student Audrey Miles visited Washington, D.C. with the Nuclear Engineering Student Delegation to promote science-backed legislation and the future of clean #nuclear #energy. Read the full Q&A on how this UCI researcher advances science advocacy. ps.uci.edu/news/3397

UC Irvine astronomers have identified a nearby exoplanet, GJ 251 c, located in its star’s habitable zone where liquid water could exist on the surface. The planet may be rocky like Earth and several times more massive, making it a “super-Earth.”

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The Evans Family Beyond Lecture: Observing the Universe With Your Phone What if your smartphone could help solve one of the universe's greatest mysteries?

What if your smartphone could help solve a cosmic mystery? Prof. Daniel Whiteson @danielwhiteson.bsky.social is searching for new #particles that could reshape our understanding of the #universe. Learn how billions of phones could make that possible on Nov 6. Limited spots!

🌍 Zack Labe ’20 (Ph.D., Earth System Science, UC Irvine) excels in climate science outreach, captivating the public with intricate data. 📊 At Climate Central, he transforms data into visuals for instant climate change understanding. Check our bio link for more. #ClimateScience #ArcticResearch

As the 2025 Nobel Prizes in Physics & Chemistry are announced, UC Irvine celebrates 30 years since Frederick Reines & F. Sherwood Rowland won for neutrino detection & ozone protection. Their legacy lives on. ps.uci.edu/news/3383
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At UC Irvine, undergraduate student Katherine Frields has found the perfect intersection of her childhood love for nature and her passion for data science. Read more about Katherine's research: buff.ly/43rtsIT #UCIPride #ZotZot #ClimateScience #DataScience #UCIResearch #Artificial Intelligence

UC Irvine physicists create new framework to explain how electrons in a solid can flow like water The team’s theory could inform the development of next-generation technologies.

🚨 Research Spotlight 🚨
Electrons flowing like liquid? 🌊⚡️
A UC Irvine-led team has developed the first universal theory of electron hydrodynamics in metals — opening the door to low-resistance, heat-efficient microchips and next-gen tech.

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The global land surface may absorb less carbon dioxide than previously thought UC Irvine researchers develop a new carbon budget with a weaker land sink.

Research Spotlight: The global land surface may absorb less carbon dioxide than previously thought. UC Irvine researchers led by @jimranderson.bsky.social develop a new carbon budget with a weaker land sink.
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Researchers from UC Irvine Mathematics Department are leveraging #artificialintelligence in their study on glioblastoma, a common and aggressive brain tumor. Their research highlights how AI can improve treatment plans and patient outcomes. 🔗 buff.ly/30iaxSi

ZEUS is now the most powerful laser in the US! UC Irvine Physics & Astronomy Prof. Franklin Dollar ran the first user experiment at the laser's mind-boggling power level - 2 petawatts (2 quadrillion watts). buff.ly/8U2SQsm #UCIPride #Physics #Lasers

New research from Professor Manabu Shiraiwa shows that lotions and perfumes can suppress the "human oxidation field"—a natural process that impacts indoor air quality. Using modeling, scientists reveal how these everyday products affect the air we breathe indoors. ps.uci.edu/news/3309 #Chemistry

Two UC Irvine Physics & Astronomy Ph.D. students have been named DOE Office of Science Graduate Student Research Fellows! Congratulations to David Dang and Ethan Green! ps.uci.edu/news/3307

#UCIProud #DOE #PhysicsResearch #FusionEnergy #Nanotech #MachineLearning #GradStudentSpotlight #STEM

Professor Adam Martiny received the National Oceanographic Program Partnership award for his work on the Bio-GO-SHIP program. The program, led by Martiny, has united U.S. and global partners to monitor #ocean #biodiversity and change. ps.uci.edu/news/3305