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Sep 29, 2026 | UCI Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor
Member, Michael Stamos, MD - Expanding Access to Care Through Community-Based Nursing Practice
"At UC Irvine, we believe that improving health begins with understanding the needs of the communities we serve."
Member, Alana LeBron, PhD - From Community Exposure to Advocacy: A Doctoral Student’s Journey into Environmental Justice
Faculty members supported Karen Valladares' path into the Wen Public Health doctoral program
Member, Wei Li, PhD, Leslie Thompson, PhD - Researchers Develop a Potential Blood Test for Diagnosing ALS
This international team is developing a new test for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Sep 24, 2026 | ICTS
Member, Michelle Fortier, PhD - Advancing Community-Engaged Research: C3 Symposium Brings the Field Together
On July 30, a community-based palliative care model for Latinx families of children with cancer was presented with over 300 virtual attendees.
Sep 24, 2026 | UC Irvine In the News
Member, Ulrike Luderer MD, PhD - Spaceflight May Harm the Reproductive System of Astronauts' Kids and Grandkids, Early Mouse Study Suggests
"...this study adds to the growing body of literature on the effects of space travel in general on the reproductive system"
Sep 18, 2026 | UC Irvine Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health
Member, Veronica Vieira, DSc - Wen Public Health Awarded $4.3 Million NIH Grant to Study PFAS and Breast Cancer
"...we have a unique opportunity to better understand both where PFAS exposure comes from and how it may influence breast cancer risk."
Member, Jason Douglas, PhD - How Public Safety Can Influence Public Health
"Investments in public parks should be viewed as investments in public health."
Sep 18, 2026 | UCI School of Population and Public Health Newsletter
Member, Matthew Landry PhD, RDN - Considerations for Nutrition Educators in the Era of Ultra-Processed Plant-Based Foods
"Plant-based is not synonymous with healthy, just as ultra-processed does not tell us everything we need to know about a food's nutritional value."
Sep 18, 2026
Members: Christopher Halbrook, PhD; David Imagawa, MD, PhD; Reed Ayabe, MD; Thomas Martinez, PhD - When Cancer Moves to the Liver, It Builds an Entirely Different Support Structure
New study from the UC Irvine published in Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Sep 16, 2026
Members: Nadine Abi-Jaoudeh MD; Jennifer Valerin MD, PhD; David Imagawa MD, PhD - First-In-Human Study Attacks Pancreatic Cancer with Laser Light
Vascular targeted photodynamic therapy uses a light-activated drug and laser balloon to destroy inoperable pancreatic tumors.