May 21, 2013 – On the West Coast of Africa, fronted by 300 miles of sparkling Atlantic coastline, lies Sierra Leone. Home to lush green forests, tropical grasslands, lazy lagoons, picturesque fishing villages, and a chimpanzee sanctuary, the postcard-pretty country slightly smal

May 20, 2013 – It’s a typically bustling day in the offices of Dr. Naveen Bhandarkar, director of rhinology and sinus surgery at UC Irvine Medical Center. There are sinuses to examine and infections to treat. But in a tiny office tucked into one corner of the clinic, innov

May 20, 2013 – Dr. Brian J.F. Wong, a prominent UC Irvine surgeon, professor, researcher and entrepreneur, has been named the 2013 Clinical Translational Scientist of the Year by UCI’s Institute for Clinical and Translational Science. Wong, an otolaryngologist/head and neck surg

May 17, 2013 – The concept seems a contradiction of the highest order: using raw sewage to make the planet cleaner? It’s true. At the Orange County Sanitation District in Fountain Valley, Calif., methane and other biogases are produced by sewage as it sits in concrete holding ta