Press Releases

Dana Mukamel

Nursing home dementia residents’ care linked to majority presence, UC Irvine-led study finds

Heterogeneous populations found in most facilities, highlighting need for specialized training

Susan and Henry Samueli give $50 million to UC Irvine’s engineering school

Gift launches Engineering+ research institutes on health, society and the environment

UC Irvine-led interdisciplinary team delves into a heated debate about humidity

Under climate change, moist heat stress is expected to worsen public health outcomes

Brandy Lipton, Associate Professor of Health, Society, & Behavior

UC Irvine-led study finds Medicaid telemedicine coverage boosted use, healthcare access

Results could inform state policymakers’ post-pandemic decision-making efforts

Dyonne Bergeron

UC Irvine names new vice chancellor for equity, diversity and inclusion

An experienced leader, Dyonne Bergeron will also serve as chief diversity officer

UCI’s 2023-24 Hellman Fellows are (top row, from left) Diu-Huong Nguyen, Nicole Iturriaga, Cyrian Reed and Christopher Miles, as well as (bottom row, from left) Stacy Copp, Salvador Zárate, Herdeline Ardoña and Alexandra Voloshina.

8 UC Irvine faculty members named Hellman Fellows for 2023-24

Grant program supports research by promising assistant professors

Students staffing the Hillel at UCI table at the fall 2022 Anteater Involvement Fair are (from left) Shahar Broner, Shani Kirson, Isabella Fuiks, Daniel Stepanov, Jacob Schreiber, Sandra Ossman and Yoav Weber.

UC Irvine to participate in Hillel International’s Campus Climate Initiative

Campus is first in UC system, third in state to join cohort addressing antisemitism

Lisa Flanagan

UC Irvine research team identifies glycosylation enzyme critical in brain formation

Findings may contribute to new therapeutic uses for neural stem cells

Gary Singer

UCI Foundation welcomes new chair Gary Singer ’74 and 11 new trustees

The first alumnus to lead the board has enhanced many areas of campus

A chart of photo images of the brains of mouse models used in the study.

UCI study shows traffic-related air pollution in Irvine weakens brain function

Exposure to particulate matter increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease in mouse models