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February 28, 2023
Feb 27, 2023 | Forbes
Health Benefits Of Cannabis
Cannabis continues its rise in popularity as more and more states legalize its use either as a medical or recreational drug. Cannabis remains illegal at the federal level, but a number of medical experts and researchers appear to disagree with this decision maintained by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Feb 27, 2023 | UC Irvine News
Early-life stress can disrupt maturation of brain’s reward circuits, promoting disorders
UCI discovery offers new therapeutic target for treating mental illness
Feb 22, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI-led study reveals how lung cells protect themselves against RNA viral infection
A new University of California, Irvine-led study uncovers how a protein, APOBEC3B, could protects cells against many different types of RNA viruses like respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), SARS-CoV2, influenza virus, poliovirus and measles, helping to prevent disease. The study was published in Nature Communications.
Feb 17, 2023 | UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute
School of Medicine Alumnus Supports Medical Students in Culinary Medicine
Medical students with a passion for culinary medicine will benefit from the George and Susi Lewinsky Scholarship Endowment Fund, which was established with a $100,000 gift from UCI School of Medicine alumnus Bernard S. Lewinsky, MD, (’69) and his wife, Barbara.
Feb 09, 2023 | UC Irvine News
UCI to launch pre-health program with support from state of California
Increasing underrepresented students’ access to careers in medicine is the focus of a new interdisciplinary, pre-health professional development program at the University of California, Irvine.
Feb 08, 2023 | UC Irvine News
Fan-Gang Zeng elected to National Academy of Engineering
Zeng is being recognized for developing better treatments for hearing loss and tinnitus and for fostering inclusiveness in the engineering profession
Feb 07, 2023 | UC Irvine News
UCI School of Medicine associate professor awarded 19th Japan Academy Medal
Kei Igarashi, associate professor of anatomy & neurobiology at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, has been named one of six scholars to win the 19th Japan Academy Medal.
Feb 03, 2023 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UCI School of Medicine Recognizes Black History Month
As the only public medical school in Orange County, the UCI School of Medicine aims to embody the spirit of Black History Month by promoting academic excellence and health equity for the betterment of African, Black and Caribbean communities.
Feb 01, 2023 | Al Dia News
Latino Health organization announces first Latina Chief Medical Officer
Zócalo Health, a Latino founded digital health company created to aid Latinos, has announced the appointment of their first Latina Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sarah Lopez, a UCI School of Medicine alumna.