Press Releases

‘A Celebration of Stars,’ delivers the goods

Annual gala honoring UCI Medal recipients supports graduate fellowships, other key campus programs.

IMTFI awarded $4.17 million Gates Foundation grant

Gates Foundation grant supports research on monetary practices in developing nations.

Children suffer unnecessarily from chronic postoperative pain

Dr. Zeev Kain, professor and chair of anesthesiology & perioperative care, led the first-ever study of chronic postoperative pain in children. Out of 113 youngsters studied, 13 percent reported pain that lingered for months.

UCI psychiatrist wins Sarnat Prize for research on mood disorders

Dr. William E. Bunney, Distinguished Professor of psychiatry & human behavior at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine, has been awarded the prestigious Institute of Medicine’s 2011 Rhoda & Bernard Sarnat International Prize in Mental Health for his work enhancing the treatment and understanding of mood disorders.

Ayala gives UCI $10 million

Renowned evolutionary geneticist supports UCI’s biological sciences school with vineyard profits.

UC Irvine to hire custodians in-house next spring

UC Irvine and AFSCME Local 3299 announced today an agreement to complete the insourcing of custodial duties on campus.

Undocumented immigrants in O.C. use fewer health services

Finding by UCI anthropologist Leo Chavez is attributed to lack of medical insurance.

Congress of Neurological Surgeons honors UCI’s Dr. Mark E. Linskey

Distinguished Service Award recognizes his professional leadership and excellence.

UC Irvine Medical Center receives Gold Plus Award for heart failure care

The American Heart Association has recognized UC Irvine Healthcare for their commitment to excellent care and the association’s Get With the Guidelines program.

Glucosamine-like supplement suppresses multiple sclerosis attacks

UCI study shows promise of simple, accessible metabolic therapy for autoimmune diseases.