UC Irvine infectious disease specialist Dr. Susan Huang will be part of a nationwide Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research program to develop and test innovative approaches to reducing infection in healthcare settings. Read more >>
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UC Irvine’s Hoang honored for bone cancer research
March 11, 2011 – 8:18 am
UC Irvine’s Dr. Bang H. Hoang and colleagues have been presented the prestigious 2011 Kappa Delta Ann Doner Vaughan Award for their work advancing the understanding how bone cancer spreads. Hoang is the second UC Irvine orthopaedic surgeon to be honored by Kappa Delta. In 2006, Dr. Ranjan Gupta received the Young Investigator Award. Read [...]
Study says therapeutic lifestyle changes as useful as drugs in improving mental health
February 23, 2011 – 4:26 am
Getting more exercise, spending time outdoors and helping others are among the activities that can be as effective as drugs or counseling in treating an array of mental illnesses, including depression and anxiety, according to a UC Irvine study. Read more >>
Fortier receives grants to study pediatric, neonatal pain
November 30, 2010 – 10:54 am
Michelle Fortier, Ph.D., of UC Irvine’s Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Care, has received grants to fund research into easing pediatric and neonatal pain from the Hoag Foundation and Children’s Miracle Network.
VA names UCI’s Lee a senior research career scientist
November 3, 2010 – 7:41 am
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has appointed Thay Q. Lee, Ph.D., senior research career scientist – the highest honor it bestows on scientists. He will also receive $1.4 million to support orthopaedic biomechanics research. Read more >>
UCI gets major funding to study prevention of drug-resistant staph infections
October 1, 2010 – 7:49 am
A UC Irvine infectious disease specialist has received a three-year, $10 million grant to explore the effectiveness of new methods to prevent staph infections in people who harbor MRSA bacteria when they’re discharged from the hospital. Read more >>