COVID-19 and ‘stem cell’ research: Does the hype match the reality?
Medical News Today, Oct. 25, 2021
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Watch for scammy stem cell therapies for COVID-19
Futurity, Oct. 18, 2021
NASA funds project to make STEM learning more inclusive
Through its Minority University Research and Education Project, NASA has granted $750,000 to fund a project proposed by UCI and Oregon State University to expand access to science, technology, engineering and math learning opportunities for underserved students. UCI and OSU are among 10 institutions receiving the Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry award, which is intended to […]
Doctor challenges UC system’s vaccine mandate, saying he is ‘naturally immune’ to COVID-19
The Orange County Register, Aug. 25, 2021
Don’t drink and jab: Indulging after vaccination can harm immune system
The South African, July 28, 2021
UCI commentary expands understanding of how transplanted stem cells address disease
UCI scholars Zachary W. Wagoner, a graduate student researcher in cellular & molecular biosciences, and Weian Zhao, professor of pharmaceutical sciences, have identified a new mechanism by which transplanted stem cells treat disease. Their findings are contrary to the long-standing conventional wisdom that diseased tissue is repaired through stem cells differentiating into new cells or […]
California’s massive UC and Cal State systems plan to require COVID-19 vaccinations this fall
Los Angeles Times, April 22, 2021
UCI-led study uses plankton genomes as global biosensors of ocean ecosystem stress
UCI graduate students, researchers traveled the world to chart major ocean regions
Orange County considers vaccination verification system
KNBC (City News Service), April 12, 2021
UC system to contribute its COVID-19 hospital data to national research effort
Orange County Register, March 26, 2021