Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and the Keck School of Medicine of USC have embarked on a new project to develop treatments for damaged brain regions using intelligent biocomputing. Funded by a four-year, $2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), this initiative aims to combine engineering principles with stem cell research to restore motor functions in patients who have suffered brain damage from strokes or other neurological issues.
SACRAMENTO (September 4, 2024) – Assemblymember Diane Dixon (R-Newport Beach) issued a statement addressing the Governor's recent call for a Special Session to investigate high gas prices.
The University of California, Irvine has concluded its most successful fundraising year on record, raising $343 million in the 2024 fiscal year as part of its Brilliant Future philanthropic campaign. The campaign now totals $1.9 billion, surpassing 95 percent of its $2 billion goal and marking it as the largest philanthropic and alumni engagement initiative in UC Irvine and Orange County's history. Launched publicly in October 2019, it is set to conclude in October 2025.
There were three companies in cities associated with Orange County that received three FDA inspections in August, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Association.