UCI Law Podcast; Parkinson’s stem cell therapy

Sept. 5, 2023

Anteaters get their Zot on at last week’s Staff Appreciation Picnic in Aldrich Park. (Photo: Steve Zylius/UCI)

UCI ANNOUNCEMENTS AND NEWS

UCI Law Podcast: O.C.’s Public Law Center

In this episode of the UCI Law School Podcast, Dean Austen Parrish interviews Monica Eav Glicken, executive director and general counsel of the Public Law Center, on how the PLC is fighting for justice in Orange County, her career in immigration law and public interest work, the unique Orange County legal community, the work UCI Law students do with the PLC, and her advice for law students.

UCI teams prepare for O.C. Sustainability Decathlon

Two engineering groups from UCI – one in partnership with Orange Coast Community College (in photo above) and one from the UCI Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – are among the 18 teams chosen last year to enter the Orange County Sustainability Decathlon 2023. The homes will be on display at the OC Fair & Event Center when the decathlon begins Oct. 5, so save the date and come cheer on both teams.

Stem-cell therapy for Parkinson’s shows promise in study

Results of a first-in-human, 12-person trial of a stem-cell-derived therapy for Parkinson’s disease show signs of promise. UCI Health neurologist Dr. Claire Henchcliffe, a leading Parkinson’s expert and principal investigator of the clinical trial at the UCI Alpha Clinic, told The Guardian that bemdaneprocel, a dopamine-producing neural cell therapy, proved safe, well-tolerated and showed evidence of clinical improvement.

EVENTS

Online LASIK Surgery Seminar
Thursday, 6:30 p.m. (sponsored by the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute)

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Barbie goes to college!

The University of California’s “Barbie Goes to College” video has been a hit on social media. If you haven’t already, you can visit Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook or TikTok to vote for which campus you think Barbie should choose. Put your vote in the comments on the social platform of your choice.

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UCI IN THE NEWS

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