Press Releases

UCI police arrest individuals believed responsible for campus burglaries

Long Beach residents are suspected in series of thefts at five universities.

White Coat Ceremony marks start of iMedEd Initiative’s second year

The School of Medicine’s innovative program provides iPads containing course outlines, notes, lecture slides and textbooks; the West Coast’s first portable ultrasound training curriculum; as well as advanced medical simulation and telemedicine facilities in the school’s state-of-the-art building.

UCI-led study links prenatal exposure to stress with accelerated cell aging

Young adults whose mothers experienced psychological trauma during their pregnancies show signs of accelerated aging, a UC Irvine-led study found. The researchers discovered that this prenatal exposure to stress affected the development of chromosome regions that control cell aging processes.

More illness, doctor visits reported in years after Sept. 11

Researchers cite stress from ‘collective trauma’ of terrorist attacks.

Dr. Mark Linskey, Dr. Marianne Cinat honored as Heroes with Heart

Orange County trauma program honors UC Irvine neurosurgeon Dr. Mark Linskey with Heroes with Heart award. Group renames award for UCI trauma surgeon Dr. Marianne Cinat.

UCI’s nursing science program garners federal grant to establish Santa Ana clinic

With support from a $1.5 million federal grant, UC Irvine’s Program in Nursing Science will establish Orange County’s first nurse-managed clinic in downtown Santa Ana.

UCI-led butterfly study sheds light on convergent evolution

Researchers find single gene controls mimicry across different species.

UC Irvine Medical Center on ‘America’s Best Hospitals’ list for 11th consecutive year

UC Irvine Medical Center’s programs in gynecology, urology, cancer and kidney disease among top in the country, according to U.S. News & World Report.

Stem cells restore cognitive abilities impaired by brain cancer treatment

UCI study by radiology oncologist Charles Limoli suggests transplantation of human neural stem cells can alleviate side effects of radiotherapy.

UCI study points to new means of overcoming antiviral resistance in influenza

UC Irvine researchers have found a new approach to the creation of customized therapies for virulent flu strains that resist current antiviral drugs.