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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.
Jun 24, 2025 | UC Irvine News
UC Irvine Study Highlights Critical Link Among High Temps, Aging and Disease Risk
Research by Saurabh Chatterjee, PhD, is the first to connect heat stress with gut and immune disruption that lowers defenses.
Jun 21, 2025 | Prevention
Scientists Find That Just 5 Minutes of Brisk Walking Boosts Brain Health—Here’s How
On top of circulation, exercise releases chemicals that “boost a sense of wellbeing and cognitive performance,” says S. Ahmad Sajjadi MD, PhD, an associate professor of neurology at UC Irvine.
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.
Jun 17, 2025 | The New York Times Style Magazine
How to Pack a Travel First-Aid Kit
Emilie Chow, MD, offers advice on packing a travel first-aid kit, which should include over-the-counter medicines.
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June 17, 2025
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.
Jun 17, 2025 | BBC – Science Focus Magazine
Feeling just 'meh' about life? It could be anhedonia – here's how to reverse it
Recent studies by researchers like Professor Diego Pizzagalli have expanded the definition of anhedonia and how to fight it.
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.
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.”