UCI study sheds new light on low-light vision, could aid people with retinal deficits
Brain handles day- and nighttime optical signals the same, reacts quickly to loss of input
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UCI's Center for Evidence-Based Corrections gets $2.1 million from state agency to continue work
The Center for Evidence-Based Corrections, housed in UCI’s School of Social Ecology, has received $2.1 million from the California Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation.
Gala attracts record $1.6 million in community support for cancer research and patient care
Community and business leaders attending the UC Irvine Health gala, “Healers & Heroes,” on April 26 proved to be the evening’s heroes, donating more than $530,000 in only 15 minutes for an intraoperative radiation therapy device that has the potential to dramatically reduce breast cancer treatment and recovery times for many patients.
Explaining exercise
New campus initiative fosters interdisciplinary study of how physical activity promotes good health.
Bevacizumab prolongs survival in advanced cervical cancer, UC Irvine-led trial finds
Orange, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 — Women with advanced cervical cancer now have a new treatment option that could lengthen their lives. A trial led by UC Irvine gynecologic oncologist Dr. Krishnansu S. Tewari found that combining chemotherapy with bevacizumab, also known as Avastin, extended median survival to 17 months, compared to 13.3 months for those receiving chemotherapy […]
UC Irvine Health receives $5 million gift to enhance cancer research
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 — Sue and Ralph Stern have made a $5 million gift to UC Irvine, establishing the Sue and Ralph Stern Center for Cancer Clinical Trials and Research at the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, which is part of UC Irvine Health. The cancer center is Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated […]
UCI goes to the dogs
Therapy animals visit campus to ease student stress before finals
UCI Medal event honors recipients and helps students
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 7, 2013 — An annual UC Irvine gala celebrating recipients of the UCI Medal raised more than $1 million, which will provide benefits for students through the prestigious Chancellor’s Fund for Scholarships and Fellowships. More than 600 guests turned out Saturday, Oct. 5, for the 2013 UCI Medal Awards. One of Orange […]
Discovery Eye Foundation makes $3 million gift to Gavin Herbert Eye Institute
The Discovery Eye Foundation – a Los Angeles-based organization that supports research, education, advocacy and treatment related to sight-threatening eye diseases – has awarded $3 million to the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, a part of UC Irvine Health. The gift provides $2 million to complete the UC Irvine campus facility, which opens in September, and $1 million to establish the Discovery Center for Eye Research within it.
Contemporary Arts Center wins national design award
UC Irvine’s Contemporary Arts Center, in the Claire Trevor School of the Arts, has won a national project award from the Design-Build Institute of America, an organization that defines, teaches and promotes best practices in design-build.