Gifts & Grants

UCI assistant professor of medicine receives MERIT grant from National Cancer Institute

Nick Pannunzio, Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the UCI School of Medicine, has received a Method to Extend Research in Time Award from the National Cancer Institute. The seven-year grant will bring approximately $410,000 annually to fund his study into a particular acute lymphoblastic leukemia subtype called Philadelphia chromosome-like […]

UCI and 3 other UC campuses collaborate on teaching professor diversity initiative

NSF-funded UC HIRE alliance addresses Hispanic representation in STEM instruction

Tirtha Banerjee, UCI assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering

NSF Recognizes Tirtha Banerjee with CAREER Award

Research will focus on the role of turbulent fluid mechanics in wildland fire behavior

UCI researchers receive state funding to study pandemic forecasting

COVID Modeling Consortium resources designed to strengthen response to future outbreaks

Swethaa Ballakrishnen first full-time UCI Law professor to receive NSF grant

Funding will support project to research diversity and networking in law school

Mark and Kathleen Santora

Former UCI parents gift $1 million to support students

Kathleen and Mark Santora’s donation will aid underserved students

UCI receives renewal of designation as Huntington’s Disease Society of America Center of Excellence

Renewal recognizes UCI’s dedication to patient care and active engagement in research to develop new therapeutic approaches

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation names 3 UCI faculty as 2022 Sloan Research Fellows

Distinction is awarded to assistant professors in Earth system science, mathematics

Taking on Depression

Monumental $55 million estate gift to UCI will create one of the largest research centers in the country tackling the pervasive mental health issue

W.M. Keck Foundation awards $1 million to UCI team to study cartilage formation

Cross-disciplinary researchers will explore applications in regenerative medicine