UC Irvine鈥檚 鈥楤igCARE鈥 Program Trains the Next Generation of Cancer Researchers to Use Big Data
University of California, IrvineBiostatistician secures R25 grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute
Biostatistician secures R25 grant renewal from the National Cancer Institute
Environmental health expert partners with community action group to create positive change, affect policy.
A new study, co-led by researchers from the Air Pollution Health Effects Laboratory (APHEL) at the UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, reveals that vaping can interfere with the normal coupling between blood flow and pressure as blood flows from the heart to the arteries.
Updated findings to a long-term international study on workers in the nuclear sector to assess their risks of cancer and non-cancerous diseases.
Findings call for urgent need to disaggregate data among Pacific Islanders and Asian Americans populations in California
A research team from the University of California, Irvine is the first to reveal that a molecule in the brain 鈥 ophthalmic acid 鈥 unexpectedly acts like a neurotransmitter similar to dopamine in regulating motor function, offering a new therapeutic target for Parkinson鈥檚 and other movement diseases.
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 3, 2024 鈥 With an initial three-year, $33 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the University of California, Irvine will lead a multi-institutional drive to create new vaccines as part of the Research and Development of Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies for Pandemic Preparedness Network (ReVAMPP).
Irvine, Calif., October 2, 2024 鈥 The Pathway Project, developed by UC Irvine School of Education Professor Emerita Carol Booth Olson as an initiative of the UCI Writing Project at University of California, Irvine, is making significant strides in improving literacy education for students across the country. Using a cognitive strategies approach, the project helps teachers guide students in reading and writing complex texts more effectively.
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 1, 2024 鈥 Dr. Robert A. Mah and Dr. Adeline Yen Mah and their Falling Leaves Foundation聽are giving聽$20 million more to the University of California, Irvine to provide support for the Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building and centers to be located in the state-of-the-art medical research facility, which will expand the global reach and impact of the campus鈥檚 advanced cross-disciplinary teaching and translational research achievements.
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 27, 2024 鈥 Research from the University of California, Irvine has revealed how disruption of the circadian clock, the body鈥檚 internal, 24-hour biological pacemaker, may accelerate the progression of colorectal cancer by affecting the gut microbiome and intestinal barrier function. This discovery offers new avenues for prevention and treatment strategies.
The University of California, Irvine has been ranked ninth among the nation鈥檚 public universities 鈥 and 33rd overall 鈥 on U.S. 欧美极品 & World Report鈥檚 2024-25 list of 鈥淏est Colleges,鈥 released today. This is the 10th consecutive year in which UC Irvine has placed in the top 10.
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 23, 2024 鈥 Recent medical and biotechnology advances have helped people suffering from cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States, but new treatments have not been distributed evenly or equitably throughout society, according to researchers at the University of California, Irvine.
University of California, Irvine scholars, scientists and physicians continue to blaze new paths to help improve the world. In fiscal 2023-24, which ended June 30, UC Irvine received the most research funding in campus history: $668 million in grants and contracts.
With Latin茅 individuals now representing the largest racially minoritized group in the U.S., promotores, or community health workers (CHW), are crucial in addressing systemic health inequities that have historically affected Latin茅 communities, especially working-class Latin茅s.
With newly awarded funding from the National Science Foundation, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and the Keck School of Medicine of USC will seek to revolutionize the treatment of neurological diseases through intelligent biocomputing. The four-year, $2 million grant is part of NSF鈥檚 Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation program, which funds cutting-edge science pushing the boundaries of human knowledge.
Various forms of arthritis afflict nearly 600 million people worldwide and add $16.5 billion to the United States鈥 healthcare bill, yet there are few engineered cartilage tissue therapies available to sufferers. In Nature Reviews Rheumatology, University of California, Irvine biomedical engineers shared insights into the effective treatment of severe osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis and the clinical trial and regulatory efforts that are going to be necessary to bring products to market.
A new study has provided critical insights into Gulf War illness, a chronic condition affecting veterans deployed during the 1990鈥1991 Gulf War. The findings are the most comprehensive to date that establishes an association between gut microbiome imbalance and Gulf War veterans, paving the way for new treatments.
The University of California, Irvine has closed its most successful fundraising year on record, raising $343 million in the 2024 fiscal year as part of its Brilliant Future philanthropic campaign.
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 28, 2024 鈥 University of California, Irvine public health researchers have published a study in the journal Environmental Research Health highlighting the compounded effects of frequent wildfires and smoke exposure on physical and mental health, local economies and community resilience in Southern California.
Internationally recognized cancer expert Dr. Miguel A. Villalona-Calero has joined the UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center as its deputy director and chief of the Division of Hematology-Oncology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine.