When Maureen Chand Kotecki received the inaugural Elizabeth C. Tierney Nursing Scholarship, she appreciated the financial relief plus something else intangible yet just as invaluable: a sense of support and encouragement.
Read More“This gift provides a unique opportunity for UCI to establish a world-class research center focused on the area of depression, which is extremely important from a societal point of view,” says Pramod Khargonekar, vice chancellor for research.
Read MoreUCI needed to quickly establish and staff clinics to vaccinate large numbers of elderly and at-risk individuals.
Read MoreThe Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building will foster groundbreaking research and the training of future investigative pioneers.
Read MoreThe Chao family, passionate about advancing cancer care in Orange County and beyond, has committed $50 million since 1995 to UCI Health.
Read More“This is about sharing in a time of need, whether you can give money or volunteer your time or help a neighbor with grocery shopping,” says Carol Choi ’85. “If everybody pitches in, we’ll all be better for it.”
Read MoreAfter Damon Mills injured his spine, his family researched the best available treatments and hope for his condition.
Read More“We can’t thank Lisa enough for her gift. Her contribution will go a long way toward not only preserving her father’s legacy, but also keeping mentoring excellence as one of UCI’s top priorities for graduate education.”
Read MoreWhen his wife Judy passed away in 2014 from Alzheimer’s, Keith Swayne made a $150,000 challenge grant to UCI MIND, asking friends and neighbors to contribute, ultimately doubling his gift. The team at UCI MIND leveraged that seed money to secure a total of $20 million in funding from NIH, and establish a bank of induced pluripotent stem cells – created from human skin instead of embryos – that are used by investigators at UC Irvine and 10 other research universities around the world.
Read MoreFor more than a year, UCI officials have been quietly hashing out a boundary-pushing proposal to reshape the campus and refashion healthcare in Orange County and beyond.
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