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Scarlet leaves light up the MSTB pathway. (Photo by Steve Zylius / UC Irvine) |
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Museum director appointed |
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Kathryn Kanjo has been appointed museum director of the UC Irvine Langson Orange County Museum of Art. Currently the David C. Copley director and CEO of the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, she will assume her new role here in February 2026. She will also oversee the UC Irvine Jack & Shanaz Langson Institute of California Art. “Kathryn brings a tremendous combination of deep curatorial expertise and demonstrated visionary leadership at premier institutions throughout the country,” said Chancellor Howard Gillman. “She is the ideal person to lead the museum during this transitional period and into an exciting new future.” |
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Building sustainable communities |
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Richard Matthew, professor of urban planning & public policy and director of the Climate and Urban Sustainability Program, inspired attendees at the "Building Sustainable Communities: Driving Sustainability, Circularity and Equality" conference with a positive take on addressing climate change. “We still have time to move off of some of these alarming and unsustainable trajectories,” said Matthew. “We can improve the relationships we have with each other and our communities and the environment.” |
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Cannabis dependence and urologic cancers |
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A study led by Dr. Michael A. Daneshvar, UCI Health urologist, has found that adults who abuse or have a dependence on cannabis might have an increased risk of developing bladder, kidney or prostate cancer. “Given that cannabis is recognized as the most used illicit substance in the U.S., along with a rise in use worldwide, understanding the association between its use and the risk of urologic malignancies is of great importance,” he said. |
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UC PRIME is training doctors for California’s communities |
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In this video, alums reflect on UC Programs in Medical Education, an innovative training curriculum focused on addressing health care workforce shortages and meeting the needs of California’s communities. The program, which began at UC Irvine in 2004, has since grown to 10 programs across 8 campuses, including the six UC schools of medicine. |
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Translating science into improved healthcare |
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MS-BATS students (from left) Ivan Alvarado, Aileen Navarrete and Natalie Llauro with program director Gerard Slobogean. |
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Since 2012, the Master of Science in Biomedical and Translational Science program has remained on the cutting edge of training investigators to translate their biomedical discoveries into clinical practice. With its new director, Gerard Slobogean, MS-BATS is poised for continued growth and expanded impact, which is as critical as ever given the severe workforce shortage of clinical and translational researchers. “MS-BATS inspires and prepares students to tackle hard questions,” said Slobogean. “With the goal of improving the care of our society.” |
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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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The New York Times, Dec. 9 Cited: Mimi Ito, professor of informatics and director of the Connected Learning Lab |
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Mongabay, Dec. 9 Cited: Amir AghaKouchak, Chancellor’s Professor of civil & environmental engineering |
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The Atlantic, Dec. 4 Cited: Dr. Adrian Preda, professor of clinical psychiatry |
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