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mental health

UCI-led study finds that immigration policies curb affected students’ education, well-being

Laura Enriquez, UCI associate professor of Chicano/Latino studies, is lead author of a new report from the UC Collaborative to Promote Immigrant and Student Equity summarizing the results of a study of children of immigrants attending the University of California. Findings indicate that immigration policies disrupt the educational experiences and well-being of not only undocumented […]

Kalpna Gupta, UCI Visiting Professor, School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Hematology/ Oncology

Nutrition, companionship reduce pain in mice with sickle cell disease, UCI-led study finds

Serotonin-boosting antidepressant duloxetine had same effect, could be opioid alternative

Laura Enriquez, UCI associate professor of Chicano/Latino studies

UCI-led study profiles undocumented students’ experiences in state public universities

First-of-its-kind, multicampus report provides deep insights into successes and struggles

Diary of a Med Student book surrounded by a tie, laptop and stethoscope
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Alleviating med school angst

UCI duo publish ‘diary’ of peer experiences from across country to show students they’re not alone

Mahtab Jafari, UCI professor of pharmaceutical sciences, who created and teaches the Life 101 course.

UCI professor’s life skills course is expanded to all 10 UC campuses

Life 101 teaches students self-care, healthy habits and how to manage stress

Dawn Bounds, an assistant professor in the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing

Nurse finds her niche

New faculty member will help create a psychiatric-mental health specialization in UCI’s D.N.P. program

UCI researchers say cascading traumas tax coping skills, endanger most vulnerable

Commentary appears online in the journal Nature Human Behaviour

The study’s lead author, E. Alison Holman, UCI professor of nursing

Study links rising stress, depression in U.S. to pandemic-related losses, media consumption

UCI researchers suggest providing mental health services to those with the greatest need

Amal Alachkar, a UCI associate professor of teaching in pharmaceutical sciences who led the schizophrenia research study

Schizophrenia: Nurture cannot overcome nature

UCI study could lead to ways of better treating – and possibly preventing – the disorder

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UCI Podcast: From leaving Syria to preventing psychiatric disorders

Amal Alachkar discusses reestablishing her career in neuroscience at UCI after fleeing Syria and how she helped develop UCI’s online master’s in pharmacology