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Dean's News & Events Newsletter | 40th Edition
February 2026
Feb 04, 2026 | UC Irvine News
National Health Research Dialogue Comes Into Focus at UC Irvine
NIH director’s campus visit emphasized how data, rigor and collaboration are shaping the future of health and wellness.
Feb 04, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Adithya Cattamanchi, MD, Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation
Learn how Adithya Cattamanchi, MD, is expanding access to high-quality tuberculosis diagnostics — work recognized in part by his recent election to the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Crystal M. Glover, PhD, Advances Optimal Aging Outcomes
Crystal M. Glover, PhD, wants you to live a long, healthy life. To that end, the world-renowned applied social psychologist and mixed methodologist is working to remove obstacles to healthy aging for everyone.
Feb 03, 2026 | Orange County Business Journal
UCI Health Opens Outpatient Center in Brea
Academic health system UCI Health has announced the opening of a new outpatient center in Brea. Patients will have access to ophthalmologists from the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, which has become one of the nation’s biggest ophthalmology research institute, as well as ear, nose and throat specialists at the new UCI Health—Brea Outpatient Center.
UC Irvine School of Medicine Research Insider
February 3, 2026
Feb 03, 2026 | Los Angeles Times
Tuberculosis Outbreak Reported at Catholic High School in Bay Area. Cases Statewide Are Climbing.
California’s high TB rates could be caused by a large portion of the population traveling to areas where TB is endemic, said Dr. Shruti Gohil, associate medical director for UCI Health Epidemiology and Infection Prevention. Nationally, the rates of TB cases have increased in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic, which “was in some ways anticipated,” said Gohil.
Feb 03, 2026 | Neurology Live
National Women Physician's Day: Strengthening The Pathway For Women Physicians in Neuroscience
In honor of the occasion, Claire Henchcliffe, MD, DPhil, Chair of Neurology at the University of California, Irvine, movement disorders specialist, and internationally recognized Parkinson disease researcher, shares her perspective.
Feb 03, 2026 | UC Irvine News
High Estrogen Levels in Brain May Increase Women's Risk of Stress-Related Memory Issues
Experiencing multiple acute stresses at the same time, as in natural disasters or mass shootings, can leave lasting memory scars. New research from UC Irvine suggests that levels of estrogen in the brain may play a surprising role in this vulnerability, especially for women. This study's findings could lead to new ways of addressing PTSD and dementia.
Feb 02, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
Learning Across Borders: A Student’s Perspective on Clinical Care in India
Alicia Wells, one of seven UC Irvine medical students to spend two weeks visiting multiple hospitals in Gujarat, India, offers a first-person account of what she learned.