Day: October 9, 2012

Chronic kidney disease alters intestinal microbial flora

UC Irvine study patients with renal failure experienced changes the composition of intestinal bacterial microbes that are crucial to staving off disease-causing pathogens and maintaining micronutrient balance.

Tibetan Buddhist monks to create sand mandala on campus

A series of events will take place from Tuesday, Oct. 9, through Thursday, Oct. 11, as part of “Liberation Through Sight: Gaden Tsawa World Peace Tour.”

School of Biological Sciences garners $1.6 million in GAANN awards

Three departments – developmental & cell biology, neurobiology & behavior and ecology & evolutionary biology – receive funding for 12 three-year graduate fellowships.