Drawing blood

Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist Michael Ramirez tackles current events with gusto, sparing no one. He is a self-professed “equal opportunity offender.”

A good life

In the work of evolutionary biologist and ordained priest Francisco Ayala, science and religion have found a peaceful coexistence

Of human bonds

A scholar’s exploration of altruism ultimately took her to its opposite, genocide, and to an understanding of the common ground both share

East meets West

UCI researchers using high-tech tools are gaining insight into how the Eastern practice of acupuncture works. New medical treatments may result

Information is power

For Hoda Anton-Culver, data is key to the early detection and treatment of cancer

Inside information

The needle on the television-like screen stabs repeatedly into a round shape that has been identified as a lymph node. The images are shadowy, reminiscent of cloud formations seen on radar sweeps, but one rhythmically throbbing form is unmistakable. It is the beating heart of the patient who lies sedated and sleeping on the narrow […]

It’s in the genes

For Dr. Maureen Bocian, making a diagnosis means detective work

Mixed blessing

Despite his ambivalence about how it’s being marketed, the co-creator of the Lyme disease vaccine sees exciting possibilities in the unique way it works

Inspired stories

Alumna, writer/educator

Lord of the dance

At 70, professor, choreographer and artistic mentor Donald McKayle is not missing a beat