Press Releases

Physical Sciences rates well in NRC graduate programs rating

Highly regarded ranking is the first by the science group since 1995.

UCI's Dr. Laura Mosqueda guest-edits Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect

An expert in identifying and preventing abuse, she’s tapped for a special issue assessing efforts to combat mistreatment of the aged.

UCI School of Medicine to host open house for new simulation center

UC Irvine will offer a glimpse into the future of medical education at its Sept. 30 demonstration of high-tech mannequins in the recently opened Medical Education Simulation Center.

Free pertussis vaccinations available at UC Irvine Medical Center

State, county rates of whooping cough are highest in more than 50 years.

Compound boosts marijuana-like chemical in the body to relieve pain at injury site

Drug created by UCI, Italian team inhibits enzyme that breaks down anandamide.

UCI scientists decode genomes of sexually precocious fruit flies

Breakthrough study could transform drug, aging and fertility research.

Liver defect likely cause of DHA deficiency in Alzheimer's patients, UCI study finds.

Low levels of the omega-3 fatty acid may contribute to the neurodegenerative disease.

UCI receives prestigious grant supporting humanism in medical education

Award will fund training for anesthesiology residents in patient-centered care.

Software research project gets $10 million in NSF funding

UCI team part of effort to maximize computer performance with minimal energy.

UCI nursing researcher receives prestigious national award

E. Alison Holman, an assistant professor in UC Irvine’s Program in Nursing Science and a health psychologist, has been selected to receive a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars award to study how genes influence acute and post-traumatic stress and their role in cardiovascular disorders among those who experience traumatic events.