Newsroom

The COVID-19 pandemic showed that some people are more susceptible to infection than others and that the effectiveness of vaccination and treatment also depends heavily on the immune status of the individual. What if one could develop a kaleidoscope-like device to take a snapshot of the immune system?

Engineering Graduate Student Melissa...

Mechanical and aerospace engineering doctoral candidate Melissa Lepe received a Graduate Student Excellence Award at UC Irvine's 9th annual Latine Excellence and Achievement Dinner (LEAD) on April 16, 2026, at the Pacific Ballroom in the UCI Student Center. LEAD recognizes students, faculty, staff and leaders who support student and research excellence in the Hispanic/Latine community at UCI and throughout Orange County.

Collaborating With a Purpose

The UC Irvine Climate Collaboration was launched in early 2025 with a goal of tapping into diverse talents across campus to bring creative and innovative perspectives together around the profound climate challenges facing humanity today. The organization focuses resources on building interdisciplinary collaborations with external partners, a model designed to allow UC Irvine to bring trusted, scientific information forward for decision-makers, while preparing UC Irvine's talented and motivated student body for tomorrow's sustainability workforce needs.

Water, Warming and a World at Risk

In the six decades since it was founded, UC Irvine has garnered a reputation as an engine of solutions-oriented research and innovation. Having been on campus for a quarter of those 60 years, Amir AghaKouchak, Chancellor's Professor of civil and environmental engineering and director of the Center for Hydrometeorology and Remote Sensing, has helped increase the institution's renown with his lab group's research on the effects of water resources and climate extremes on the environment and infrastructure systems.

Athanasiou Elected to American Academy...

Kyriacos A. Athanasiou, Henry Samueli Chair in Engineering and Distinguished Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's oldest and most prestigious honorary societies. He is one of six UCI faculty to be selected this year.

UC Irvine-led Study Achieves Brain-controlled...

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, Caltech and Keck School of Medicine of USC have developed a bidirectional brain-computer interface that allows a person to control a robotic walking exoskeleton using brain signals and receive artificial leg sensation through direct electrical stimulation of the sensory cortex. The project is the first implementation of a BDBCI for walking that incorporates bilateral interhemispheric leg sensorimotor brain areas and represents a critical step toward restoring full ambulatory function in individuals living with spinal cord injury and paraplegia.

Adeola Adekoba Wins ASEE PSW Outstanding...

Fourth-year biomedical engineering student Adeola Adekoba was recognized with the Outstanding Undergraduate Student award by the American Society for Engineering Education - Pacific Southwest Section. He will receive this award at the ASEE Zone IV Conference at Cal Poly Pomona University on April 16-18.