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A Student Parent Orientation Program group walks down Ring Road (Photo: Steve Zylius/UCI)
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UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS
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It’s official: fragrances do boost memories
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UCI neuroscientists have discovered that when fragrances are wafted through the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for six months, memories skyrocketed by 226%. The project was conducted through the UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory and involved seven essential oils: rose, orange, eucalyptus, lemon, peppermint, rosemary and lavender, which were used on a test group of men and women aged 60 to 85 without memory impairment. The team’s study appears in Frontiers in Neuroscience.
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UCI Health receives $2 million naming gift
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UCI Health received a $2 million donation from the Dr. Nicholas R. Conway and Betty Sha Family, which will contribute to development of the $1.3 billion UCI Health – Irvine medical campus. In acknowledgment of this gift, the outdoor infusion center terrace at the future Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building will be named the Nicholas R. Conway, MD, and 888 Betty L. Sha Foundation Infusion Terrace. Set to open in 2024, the infusion center will offer advanced and personalized care to patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment and non-chemotherapy infusions. Conway, who died in 2021, was a 1962 alum of the California College of Medicine, which later became the UCI School of Medicine. Sha is his daughter.
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Study links air pollution with pregnancy risks
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Findings from a UCI-led study suggest pregnant women exposed to a higher level of air pollution may have a higher risk of spontaneous premature rupture of membranes, a critical obstetrical problem that can significantly increase maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity. Co-corresponding author Jun Wu (above), a professor of environmental & occupational health at the Program in Public Health, collaborated with researchers on the study of about 340,000 mothers.
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UCI Careers Facebook page @UCICareers launched
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It’s now easier than ever to keep up with all the current UCI and UCI Health job posts and career news-you-can-use by following the @UCICareers Facebook page. We need your help to build traction and make @UCICareers successful. Please take a few minutes to 1) follow, 2) like, comment and share, and 3) ask your job-seeking family and friends to follow @UCICareers.
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#UCIconnected spotlights student, alumni, faculty and staff photos, essays, shoutouts, hobbies, artwork, unusual office decorations, activities and more. Send submissions via email or post on social media with the #UCIconnected hashtag.
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Note: Some news sites require subscriptions to read articles. The UCI Libraries offer free subscriptions to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Orange County Register and The Washington Post for students, faculty and staff.
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The Orange County Business Journal, July 31
Cited: Ian Williamson, dean of UCI Paul Merage School of Business
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Healthline, July 31
Cited: Bharath Chakravarthy, vice-chair of academic affairs and research
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LAist - AirTalk, July 31
Cited: Dalié Jiménez, professor of law and director of the Student Loan Law Initiative
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