UCI-led project seeks to combat wildfires A UC Irvine-led team has received $3.6 million over three years for a project that uses science and engineering to help California fight wildfires.

Hui wins NIH grant to advance extreme high-throughput screening Biomedical engineering Associate Professor Elliot Hui has won a four-year $1.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a system that can perform extreme high-throughput screening for drug development.

Researchers discover how butterflies keep their cool In a study with wide-ranging implications for controlling light and heat, UC Irvine researchers led a team that uncovered key details about how butterflies adapt to varying climates.

Khargonekar recognized for contributions to engineering Pramod Khargonekar, UC Irvine vice chancellor for research and Distinguished Professor of electrical engineering and computer science, won a prestigious award from the IEEE Control Systems Society.

Public impact fellowships awarded to Samueli School students Margaret Lugin, a Samueli School chemical and biomolecular engineering doctoral student, was named a 2019-20 Public Impact Distinguished Fellow by UC Irvine’s Department of Graduate Studies.

New professional master’s degree in engineering debuts The Samueli School of Engineering has launched a new master of engineering professional degree aimed at early to mid-career professionals or new graduates who are interested in pursuing industry jobs or starting their own business.

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