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Jun 26, 2025 | UCI Health

UCI Health Making History With Nation’s First All-Electric Acute Care Hospital

CBS News interviews UCI Health about its plan to open its sixth hospital in December, expanding access to care in the region.

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Jun 24, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Preventing Epilepsy Progression and Preserving Long-Term Memory

An interdisciplinary collaboration between clinicians and engineers identifies a potential new treatment for preventing epilepsy progression and preserving long-term memory.
UC Irvine Anti-Cancer Challenge. 32 newly funded cancer pilot projects and early phase clinical trials.

Jun 24, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Congratulations 2024 Anti-Cancer Challenge Grant Awardees

Through the unwavering support of dedicated participants, donors and supporters who raised more than $1.5 million in 2024, the Anti-Cancer Challenge has awarded grants to 32 pilot projects and early phase clinical trials, including 20 awardees from the School of Medicine.

Alexandre Chan and Munjal Acharya

Jun 18, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Munjal Acharya, PhD, Awarded 2025 Basic Science COHS Team Research Award

The team of Munjal Acharya, PhD, and Alexandre Chan, PharmD, MPH, received the award for their collaborative research that focuses on the alleviation of cancer-related cognitive impairment.
S. Ama Wray holding an instrument and smiling. She is wearing a microphone.

Jun 17, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Workshop Participants Embody Holistic Care

S. Ama Wray, PhD, led an Embodiology® Workshop focused on holistic care, integrating movement, music, poetry and medicine.
Julie Youm, PhD, accepting GIR award

Jun 16, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Julie Youm, PhD, Receives 2025 GIR Vince Sheehan Service Award

The award recognizes Youm for her exceptional service, leadership and long-standing contributions to the AAMC GIR community.

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month

Jun 13, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride Month 2025

This year, the Washington, DC-based Capital Pride Alliance hosted the 50th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Month celebration in our nation’s capital, with their international WorldPride event organized around the theme, “The Fabric of Freedom.”
Asuka Eguchi running down rugged terrain in the middle of a forest.

Jun 12, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Ultramarathon Runner & Researcher Asuka Eguchi Goes the Distance

Whether pushing through a 100-mile race or staying the course on long-term research, Asuka Eguchi, PhD, has the will to endure, overcoming any obstacles in her way.
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Jun 11, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Fifth Annual Research & Faculty Mentoring Awards

The Fifth Annual Research & Faculty Mentoring Awards celebrated faculty, staff and trainees for groundbreaking achievements in basic science and clinical research and introduced the inaugural Gina Lee Award for Excellence in Mentoring.
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Jun 02, 2025 | UC Irvine School of Medicine

Student Spotlight: Vanessa Le Blends Dual Passions with Medical Mystery Novels

Learn how Vanessa Le, a medical student at UC Irvine studying oncology, made the Forbes “30 under 30” list as a rising star in media.