The Department of Earth System Science at the University of California-Irvine offers a pioneering and interdisciplinary approach to understanding our planet as a complex, interconnected system. Established in 1995 as the first department in the United States dedicated to studying human interactions with the Earth system and global environmental change, it provides rigorous programs focusing on the atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, and geosphere. Emphasizing quantitative and analytical methods, the department delves into critical areas like climate change, biogeochemical cycles, and environmental solutions. It equips students with the scientific knowledge and skills necessary to address the most significant environmental challenges facing the world today through comprehensive undergraduate and graduate studies.
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The University of California, Irvine (UCI or UC Irvine) is a public land-grant research university in Irvine, California. One of the ten campuses of the University of California system, UCI offers 87 undergraduate degrees and 129 graduate and professional degrees, and roughly 30,000 undergraduates and 6,000 graduate students are enrolled at UCI as of Fall 2019. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities Very high research activity", and had $523.7 million in research and development expenditures in 2021. UCI became a member of the Association of American Universities in 1996.