Events

Wed, Jan 14 2026, 12 - 1pm

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Jerry Tobis Ethics Journal Club

Is it Ethically Desirable to Use AI as a Personalized Surrogate Decision Maker? A Conceptual Analysis.

Wed, Jan 21 2026, 12 - 1pm

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Rady Children's Health & University of California, Irvine Distinguished Lecture Series | Michael Demetriou, MD, PhD

"Advancing Research in Immunology and Neurology," with Michael Demetriou, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Neurology, UC Irvine School of Medicine

Fri, Feb 20 2026, 12 - 1:15pm

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Neuropolitics Lecture Series: Skepticism and Politicization of Science: Causes, Consequences, and Cures

Join the UC Irvine Center for Neuropolitics, featuring Roderik Rekker, a political scientist and psychologist at Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. His research focuses on stability and change in political attitudes over time, as well as political polarization regarding facts and science. He is also affiliated with the Institute of Philosophy at Leibniz University, Hanover (Germany).

Tue, Nov 3 2026, 7 - 8pm

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UC Irvine Sue & Bill Gross Stem Cell Research Center | 2026 Community Lecture Series | Michael Demetriou, MD PhD & Paresh Purohit, PhD

“Harnessing Sweetness to Treat Cancer and Autoimmunity”