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Anteater Time Machine: A student flips through the library’s card catalog, circa 1971. (Photo courtesy of UC Irvine Libraries Archives) |
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Empowering healthy choices |
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In this episode of The UC Irvine Podcast, Matthew Landry, assistant professor of population health and disease prevention, and Theresa Nutt, administrative director of education at UC Irvine’s Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, discuss choices that people can make to feel better about their health and well-being. |
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UCI Health – Orange secures an 'A' |
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UCI Health – Orange has received an 'A' in the fall 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade. The designation is the 20th ‘A’ UCI Health has achieved since 2014, affirming its steadfast commitment to the high-quality care and safety of all patients. “Leapfrog’s continuous recognition of UCI Health highlights our role as a leader in patient safety in Orange County and beyond,” said Dr. Joseph C. Carmichael, chief medical officer and senior vice president at UCI Health. “UCI Health is honored to be ranked among the nation’s safest hospitals to receive care.” |
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Distinguished Faculty Awards |
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Award to support medical education and the physician workforce |
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The University of California has awarded $3.5 million to support innovative medical education initiatives aimed at expanding the physician workforce through The California Fund for Advancing Physician Education and Workforce Growth (The Grow Grants) program. |
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(Finding Flora panelists left to right: James Nisbet, Justin Felder, Marianna Davison and Jon Pitt) |
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(Sigrid Moranz, president of AAUW-Laguna Beach and Vulena Xiong (right), inaugural awardee) |
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When a doctor finally told her she needed immediate spine surgery, Vulena Xiong didn’t know whether to feel relief or fear. For years, she’d lived with chronic back pain that her family explained through spiritual causes. Her older sister had insisted something was wrong – pushing past their mother’s doubts and the traditional Hmong belief that healing belongs in the hands of a shaman, not a surgeon. Her mother eventually found a job with a health insurance company and agreed to the procedure, allowing Xiong to get the surgery she needed. The experience opened Xiong’s eyes to the barriers that keep many families – especially in immigrant and low-income communities from getting the care they need – and set her on the path to becoming a doctor. Now a third-year public health sciences major on the pre-med track at the Joe C. Wen School of Population and Public Health Sciences, Xiong is pursuing that dream with a scholarship from the Laguna Beach branch of the American Association of University Women, a national organization that advances gender equity through research, education and advocacy. |
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Leadership and local impact |
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California is entering a pivotal moment in early reading development, with new statewide policies requiring evidence-based literacy screening for all K–2 students starting this fall. At the center of this work is Young-Suk Kim, professor of education, who chairs the State Board of Education’s expert panel responsible for selecting the screening tools districts will use. Her leadership helps ensure schools adopt research-backed assessments that accurately identify students’ needs and guide early intervention. |
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#UCIconnected spotlights interesting updates from the UC Irvine community. #IamUCI spotlights profiles of students, faculty, staff and alumni. Send submissions via email or post on social media with the #UCIconnected or #IamUCI hashtags. |
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Popular Science, Jan. 8 Cited: Kurt Dean Squire, professor of informatics |
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Scientific American, Jan. 7 Cited: Peter D. Chang, associate professor of radiological sciences and computer science |
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National Jurist, Jan. 7 Cited: Austen Parrish, dean and Chancellor's Professor of law |
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