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Sep 15, 2026 | UC Irvine School of Medicine
UC Irvine Receives $4.2 Million NIH Award to Continue All of Us Enrollment and to Study Cardiometabolic Health in Underrepresented Communities
A collaborative project supported by the NIH All of Us Research Program and National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities explores genetics, environment and lifestyle factors.
Sep 02, 2026 | UC Irvine News
Stopping Chronic Pain Before it Starts
UC Irvine researchers find that after an injury, support cells are temporarily rewired to trigger nerve cells to produce sticky beta-amyloid protein fragments best known for their role in Alzheimer’s disease.
Aug 27, 2026 | UC Irvine News
New Data Infrastructure Award to Help Scientific Communities Build Domain-Specific Platforms for Collaborative Data Science and AI
Researchers at UC Irvine, UCLA and the University of Michigan have received nearly $9 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation to establish a new data infrastructure capability that will help scientific communities across the nation use advanced data science and artificial intelligence tools.
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Internationally recognized colorectal surgeon and clinician-scientist, Liliana Bordeianou, MD, MPH, joins UC Irvine School of Medicine as chair of the Department of Surgery on Jan. 1, 2027.
UC Irvine researchers have identified the “secret code” in nature that lets enzymes run on a cheap, widely available fuel, offering a new approach for dramatically reducing biomanufacturing costs.
Backed by a $2.6 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, UC Irvine will launch a countywide system of care designed to engage and partner with youth and young adults who are showing early warning signs of psychosis, connect them with support and intervene before a first episode of psychosis ever occurs.
Sep 17, 2026 | Healio
FDA clears robotic Triton 1 System for diagnostic, therapeutic colonoscopy
The robotic endoscopy Triton 1 System, tested in a clinical trial led by UC Irvine Professor Jason Samarasena, MD, has received FDA clearance for use in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures of the colon.
Sep 15, 2026 | Healthcare Design
Inside UCI Health – Irvine’s All-electric Acute Care Hospital
A closer look at the engineering and design of the new UCI Health – Irvine hospital reveals how the project achieved all-electric operations, heat-recovery HVAC systems, and AI-simulated surgical workflows to set a new sustainability standard.