Scientists and policymakers generally agree that solving the world's most challenging social and public health problems - AIDS, climate change, cancer, obesity and global terrorism among them - requires collaboration among researchers across a variety of fields.
November 1, 2008
The field of public health looks at the big picture, and that image is coming into focus at UC Irvine as its Program in Public Health marks its greatest growth stage in its young, five-year history.
October 13, 2008
Toxins in food often have a bad, bitter taste that makes people want to spit them out. It's one way the body defends itself.
October 9, 2008
UC Irvine's Mobile Medicine unit hit the road nearly six years ago, delivering healthcare and specialized geriatric services to senior citizens.
September 29, 2008
A year has passed since UC Irvine inaugurated the "Children at Play" photo contest to raise awareness about the role of exercise in children's health and growth.
September 24, 2008
More than 180,000 American women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year, and no single event brings attention to this deadly disease more than the Race for the Cure, sponsored by Susan G. Komen for the Cure.
September 22, 2008
