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 As the planet continues to warm and the ramifications of human-driven climate change continue to amplify, the need to find ways to mitigate climate change is growing. In Nature Communications, University of California, Irvine scientists…

By creating a new way for light and matter to interact, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have enabled the manufacturing of ultrathin silicon solar cells that could help spread the energy-converting technology to a vast…

A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic material called threose nucleic acid. The ability to synthesize artificial chains of TNA, which is…

Adverse childhood experiences such as abuse, neglect or family dysfunction are a widespread public health concern, affecting more than half of the U.S. population. Dawn Bounds, associate professor of nursing, has received a five-year,…

UC Irvine’s Dr. Federico Vaca, one of the nation’s leading researchers on motor vehicle crash injuries and prevention, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to…

Research led by the University of California, Irvine has found that cash transferred to families via a casino-funded program has significantly boosted academic performance among American Indian children. The study, recently published…

A research team led by University of California, Irvine scientists is a step closer to uncovering the mysterious origins of Parkinson’s disease, finding that the incurable disorder appears to take root in the human gut. “Parkinson’s…

University of Texas at Dallas leaders, supporters, students and alumni broke ground Oct. 8 for a new addition to the Naveen Jindal School of Management. The $98 million, three-story, 125,000-square-foot addition will house the…

A team of researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas has found that long-term cannabis use is associated with difficulties with sleep, which might influence the severity of memory problems associated with use of the substance.…

A developmental cognitive neuroscientist at The University of Texas at Dallas’ Center for Vital Longevity is exploring an unconventional opportunity to gather high-precision data about the brain in an effort to understand how the…