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Crystal Cove Conservancy finishes out 2022 with about $200,000 raised in end-of-year campaign
Over the next year, the Crystal Cove Conservancy plans on collaborating with the UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering for a kindergarten-to-college engineering program. “Over the next year, we’ll work together with our colleagues at UCI to develop curriculum goals, learning outcomes, and research partnerships, plus testing and piloting a program for at least one grade level,” [Kate] Wheeler said.
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Can't crush this: Tough beetle that can survive Camry rolling over shell gives scientists new ideas
The beetle study is part of an $8 million project funded by the U.S. Air Force to explore how the biology of creatures such as mantis shrimp and bighorn sheep could help develop impact-resistant materials. “We’re trying to go beyond what nature has done,” said study co-author David Kisailus, a materials scientist and engineer at the University of California, Irvine. Read More
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Crystal Cove’s latest restoration focuses on past, but also a future facing climate change
“Crystal Cove is a unique State Park in California because it is a place where we can contemplate the challenges of balancing environmental needs against cultural needs, against today’s recreational needs,” said Brett Sanders, a UC Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering. “And realize that it’s not going to be easy.” [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries.
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Corporate Partners Program
Building Strategic Alliances Between Industry and the UC Irvine Samueli School of Engineering
THE CORPORATE PARTNERS PROGRAM at UCI’s Samueli School of Engineering creates mutually beneficial relationships, connecting the business community to our faculty, students and administrators.