Healthcare

Nurse’s New Scholarship Continues a Circle of Giving

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.

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Audrey Steele Burnand Estate Gifts $57.75 Million to UCI

“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.

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Pharmacy Alumni Answer the Call to Vaccinate Orange County

UCI needed to quickly establish and staff clinics to vaccinate large numbers of elderly and at-risk individuals.

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Falling Leaves Foundation to Fund Innovative UCI Medical Research Building

The Falling Leaves Foundation Medical Innovation Building will foster groundbreaking research and the training of future investigative pioneers.

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Chao Family Gifts to UCI Health for Cancer Care Top $50 Million

The Chao family, passionate about advancing cancer care in Orange County and beyond, has committed $50 million since 1995 to UCI Health.

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UCI Alumni and Friends Band Together During COVID-19

“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.”​

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A Family’s Experience Inspires Support for Stem Cell Science

After Damon Mills injured his spine, his family researched the best available treatments and hope for his condition.

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Planned Estate Gift Honors Father’s Legacy

“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.”

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Research to End Alzheimer’s

When 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.

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Just What the Doctor Ordered

For 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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