Day: July 2, 2009

John Hipp

Orange County: paradise lost?

John Hipp, assistant professor of criminology, law & society, studies the impact of demographic changes in Orange County.

Dr. Zeev Kain

Making surgery less scary for kids

Pediatric surgery can be traumatic for children – and their parents. To guide families through the experience, Dr. Zeev Kain, chair of UC Irvine’s Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Care, is creating a unique Internet site to help parents ease children’s anxiety (and their own), properly manage postsurgical pain and, ultimately, facilitate healing.