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September 13, 2024 Celebration of Women in Medicine and Science 2024

On Tuesday, the UCR School of Medicine hosted the 2024 Celebration of Women in Medicine & Science, honoring women's contributions to science while looking to the future. The annual event, which was held in a remote, online format this year because of smoke from the nearby Line Fire, featured a keynote address from Deena McRae, MD, associate vice president for Academic Health Sciences in the University of California Health division office.

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September 10, 2024 Like father, like daughter

UC Riverside-led mouse study finds fathers on unhealthy diets can cause cardiovascular disease in their daughters

September 09, 2024 New MPH Students Share High Hopes for Community Health

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September 05, 2024 Nguyen Named Associate Dean for Career Advising

Hanh Nguyen, MD, has been appointed as the associate dean for career advising at the UC Riverside School of Medicine, beginning Oct. 1, 2024. His position also includes a faculty appointment as clinical professor in the Department of Family Medicine. Nguyen is the associate chief medical officer at UCR Student Health, which provides multidisciplinary medical care to the UCR student population, and an health sciences associate clinical professor in the department of family medicine.

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September 03, 2024 Pegan Named Associate Dean for Preclerkship Medical Education

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August 26, 2024 Breastmilk collection depot opens at UCR Health Depot is first UC Health affiliate to partner with UC Health Milk Bank

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August 20, 2024 New School of Medicine building wins design/construction awards

UC Riverside’s new School of Medicine instructional building won two awards from a construction industry trade publication. The School of Medicine Education Building II, which opened in September 2023 after two years of construction, received the Award of Merit in the Excellence in Sustainability category and an Award of Merit in Higher Education/Research from Engineering News-Record California.