| December 2006 |
| Dec. 21 |
Dr. David N. Bailey Named Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs |
| Dec. 20 |
UC Irvine MDA ALS and Neuromuscular Diseases Center receives $500,000 grant from Augie’s Quest |
| Dec. 6 |
Thousands of Toys Donated to Local Families at UC Irvine’s Holiday Event in Santa Ana |
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| November 2006 |
| Nov. 30 |
Abortion Pill Compound Prevents Breast Tumor Growth |
| Nov. 6 |
Natural Compounds Block Autoimmune Response in Diabetes, Arthritis |
| Nov. 1 |
Rocky Start Foundation Donates $140,000 During Fifth Annual Charity Golf Tournament to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at University Children’s Hospital at UCI Medical Center |
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| October 2006 |
| Oct. 31 |
University of California,
Irvine Medical Center Goes Smoke-free |
| Oct. 31 |
University of California,
Irvine Medical Center Named a Top Hospital for Quality and Safety |
| Oct. 20 |
Brain Surgery Improved
with Intra-operative MRI Scanner |
| Oct 18 |
Cause of Nerve Fiber Damage in Multiple
Sclerosis Identified |
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| September 2006 |
| Sept 19 |
UCI Scientists |
| Sept 13 |
Nursing Science Program To Help Fill Critical Need In California |
| Sept 05 |
Proteins
Necessary For Brain Development Found To Be Critical For Long-Term Memory |
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| August 2006 |
| Aug 29 |
Stress Significantly Hastens Progression
of Alzheimer's Disease |
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| July 2006 |
| July 19 |
Study Establishes
Safety of Spinal Cord Stem Cell Transplantation |
| July 18 |
Nicotine Exposure During Development Leads to Hearing
Problems |
| July 12 |
Record Fundraising Year for New
University Hospital Campaign |
| July 7 |
UCI Medical Center Ranked as One of America’s Best by
U.S. News & World Report |
| July 6 |
UCI Receives $1.6 Million Grant to Study Eye Training
and Brain Mechanisms |
| July 6 |
PIMCO Founder and Wife Donate $10 Million to Stem Cell Research at UCI |
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| June 2006 |
| June 20 |
UCI epilepsy researcher receives
nation's top neuroscience prize |
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| May 2006 |
| May 31 |
Different Forms
of Amyloid Beta in Alzheimer's Disease Harm Neurons in Different Ways |
| May 30 |
UCI Among Recipients of
$3.9 Million Grant Advancing Wound Healing Research |
| May 16 |
UCI Scientists To Generate
New Embryonic Stem Cell Lines |
| May 16 |
Renowned Trauma
Surgeon Appointed UCI Chair Of Surgery |
| May 15 |
For Elderly, Extra Pounds May Lower Mortality Rates |
| May 8 |
The Allergan Foundation Donates $2 Million to Advance Eye Research and Treatment |
| May 1 |
U.K.
Universities Tighten Research Ties to Southern California |
| May 1 |
UCI Researchers to
Study Health Effects of Exercise in Children |
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| April 2006 |
| April 20 |
Protein's
Potential as a Regulator of Brain Activity Discovered |
| April 10 |
UCI Medical Center
Offers Free Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Screenings |
| April 6 |
UCI
Professor Named 2006 Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professor |
| April 5 |
Chao
Cancer Center director named Daniel G. Aldrich Jr. Endowed Chair |
| April 5 |
UCI Medical Center's Stroke and Joint Replacement
Programs Recertified by JCAHO |
| April 4 |
UCI Researchers
Find That, Even at Rest, Men's and Women's Brains Behave Differently |
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| March 2006 |
| Mar 29 |
UCI Sponsors Injury
Prevention Fair |
| Mar 13 |
UCI Receives
Major Grant to Help Create National Methods and Standards for Functional
Brain Imaging |
| Mar. 1 |
UCI Researchers Identify First
Compound to Block Progression of Alzheimer's Disease |
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| February 2006 |
| Feb. 27 |
Chao Cancer Center Director Receives Distinguished
Achievement Award from American Society of Preventive Oncology |
| Feb. 14 |
UCI Researcher Receives MetLife Award for Alzheimer's
Research |
| Feb. 7 |
UCI to Study
Mitochondrial Role in Diabetes, Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease |
| Feb. 1 |
UCI Joins International Effort to Model Influenza
Outbreaks |
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| January 2006 |
| Jan. 4 |
Prominent stem cell researcher joins UCI faculty |