Author Archive for Kevin Phan
Just Let Them Play
In the sixth week of the current National Football League (NFL) season, the NFL fined three defensive players for making what the league determined to be illegal hits to the head and neck area. However, starting in the seventh week of the season, the league has given itself the power to suspend any offender in [...]
UCI Evades Harsh Ruling
Since late August, the nation once again finds itself in a needless tug-of-war with itself over embryonic stem cell research after U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth suspended the Obama administration’s recent effort to expand funding for embryonic stem cell research. In March 2009, President Obama reversed former President George W. Bush’s ban on federal [...]
The Chemical Cause of Fat
OBESITY: Scientists at UCI research chemical cause of obesity, found in different kinds of plastic packaging.
Study Begins to Track Teen Drinking with Cell Phones
research: Professor will give students cell phones to monitor exposure to drugs and alcohol over five years.
Urgent Need for Depression Screenings in America
In this month’s issue of Pediatrics, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, a government-appointed medical panel that sets guidelines on a number of health issues, advised doctors to regularly screen teens for depression. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force’s recommendation for doctors to make screenings more consistent, therefore, is an acknowledgement that depression has evolved into a nationwide and pressing concern.
New Director for Brain Aging Center
APPOINTMENT: Neuroscientist may construct new research building depending on economic feasibility.
Construction Interrupted When Budget Pipeline Dries Up
While the poor state of our current economy is obvious, the extent to which it has further exacerbated California’s budget crisis is becoming all the more apparent. Last month, the California Pooled Money Investment Board, a committee that manages state spending, voted to stop spending on the construction of public works. This will delay projects authorized by voters and supported by Gov. Schwarzenegger in 2006.
UCI Ranked 21st in Nation by Kiplinger’s
STANDINGS: Magazine compares UCI to other universities for price, quality and admissions.
Vitamin Helps Reduce Alzheimer’s
RESEARCH: Scientists discover benefits of vitamin in trials with mice and look to begin a human trial.
Do Professors Indoctrinate Students? No!
The words “school,” “professor” and “liberal” are often joined together in the same sentence because it is frequently claimed that professors are liberal and that their beliefs are uncritically accepted by students. However, that claim is now less tenable after the release of a recent study in “PS: Political Science & Politics,” the journal of the American Political Science Association. The study looked at 7,000 students at 38 institutions and concluded that students are not indoctrinated or instilled with the beliefs held by their professors.
