UCI heads $8 million NSF-funded project to develop brain-computer interface
Implantable technology to restore sensation and walking in spinal cord injury patients
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Dr. Claudia Kawas awarded $100,000 Potamkin Prize for dementia research
The American Academy of Neurology is giving UCI’s Dr. Claudia Kawas a 2017 Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick’s, Alzheimer’s & Related Diseases for her dementia work. Sometimes referred to as the Nobel Prize of Alzheimer’s research, the $100,000 award is an internationally recognized tribute to those advancing our understanding of dementia. Kawas will be […]
Alzheimer’s research ramps up
UCI MIND takes multipronged approach to finding preventions, cures in effort to avert baby-boom crisis
Josephine Herbert Gleis commits $5 million to Gavin Herbert Eye Institute for vision research
Philanthropist is still making a difference as she approaches her 104th birthday
Selective retention of positive information may be marker for elderly memory loss
UCI group develops test to measure changes in emotional recall over time
In first-ever survey, 36 percent of water polo players report concussions
UCI study points to need for more head protection during practice, further research
Heading Off Brain Injuries
An alligator researcher, a crash test dummy and an ex-Boston Red Sox medic join forces to unravel the mystery of water polo concussions
Alzheimer’s: It’s Not What You Think
Claudia Kawas turns the study of the disease on its head, leading other researchers to change their assumptions
Music vs. Alzheimer’s
Favorite songs from a person’s past can ease depression, agitation and other symptoms of dementia, says a UCI researcher who donates iPods to nursing homes
The year that was
UCI celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, which also saw the investiture of a sixth chancellor, the Dalai Lama’s third visit to campus and a continued reign as the nation’s top ‘Cool School’