http://www.syndicatemizzou.org Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:10:13 GMT en-us 40 Center for eResearch Connecting you with the University of Missouri’s innovative research and creative activity http://www.syndicatemizzou.org/images/logo.png 384 80 http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/folk/ipod/folk02.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/folk/ipod/folk02.m4v William Folk and Quinton Johnson (of the University of the Western Cape) have orchestrated a large collaboration of over a dozen colleagues from universities in South Africa and the United States to create a virtual center that seeks to understand traditional healing practices in South Africa. 3 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:04:24 GMT http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/folk/ipod/folk05.m4v Education http://syndicatemizzou.org/resources/folk/ipod/folk05.m4v Twenty million people have been infected with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the availability of drugs and health care is far below what is needed to stop the pandemic. Responding to this problem, scientists from MU and the University of the Western Cape have joined forces. Their relationship is built on trust and about 400 visits back and forth over the past two decades. 3 Sat, 04 Aug 2007 19:08:30 GMT