August 13, 2012 – Imagine a simulator capable of computing the ultimate outcome of all of Earth’s myriad messes – disease propagation, political upheaval, global warming and economic instability, to name a few. A European sociologist has done just that and has asked the European

August 03, 2012 – Halfway through their summer research program, this year’s SURF-IT Fellows presented their mid-term project reports. Before the first of the five-minute updates began, however, SURF-IT co-director Said Shokair asked the students for feedback on the summer

August 02, 2012 – Less than three months on the job and the newest California Energy Commissioner is already familiarizing himself with who’s doing what in the area of energy efficiency. In May, Andrew McAllister was appointed to one of five state energy commission seats; in Jul

July 26, 2012 – According to the World Health Organization 25 percent of women and 8 percent of men worldwide have felt the excruciating pain of a migraine headache. Symptoms, which vary from person to person, are often under-diagnosed or blamed on inflamed sinuses. A SURF-IT su

July 19, 2012 – Over the course of the last several decades, computer engineers have loaded more and more transistors onto the chips that form the backbone of electronic devices. This has led to faster data processing and greatly enhanced memory and computing capabilities. It al

July 12, 2012 – Large appliances like refrigerators, washing machines, clothes dryers and freezers have always guzzled the lion’s share of residential electricity. These days, however, they have stiff competition in the form of much smaller devices, as the audience at this week’

June 27, 2012 – UC Irvine will anchor a new $12.5 million, Intel-funded research center that applies social science and humanities to the design and analysis of digital information. “Technology is profoundly entangled with our everyday lives. As researchers, we can’t

June 26, 2012 – It’s the first full week of summer, and for the eighth consecutive year, a group of wide-eyed UC Irvine undergraduates is spending it – and nine more to follow – immersed in hands-on research inside an assortment of campus laboratories. For many of the 11 student

June 15, 2012 – Biomedical engineering graduate student Nizan Friedman was one of 12 student finalists from around the world invited to present his research last week at the inaugural Broadcom Foundation University Research Competition. Held at the Irvine Hyatt Regency hotel dur

June 12, 2012 – As another academic year draws to a close, so too does a novel program that gives undergraduates the opportunity to collaborate with their peers across disciplines. The Multidisciplinary Design Program, which began its second season in March with 90 students, is