Day: January 27, 2010

Tom Lane

Could stem cells reverse MS?

Biologist Tom Lane and a team of UCI researchers are leading an effort to determine whether a stem-cell-based treatment can repair neurological damage caused by multiple sclerosis.

Mei Zhan

Chinese medicine goes global

Anthropology professor studies evolution of traditional practice among rural poor into lucrative industry embraced by Americans.

UCI students to arm wrestle for Haitian disaster relief

This Saturday, the UC Irvine chapter of Physicians for Human Rights will host a “Flex Your Muscles for Haiti” fundraiser…

Blood Diamond

Richard Matthew discusses “From Blood Diamonds to Mountain Gorillas: An Environmental Perspective on Peacebuilding in Africa,” based on his field research on violence driven by the struggle to control natural resources in sub-Saharan Africa.