July 11, 2011 – Phase one of CALIT2’s newest undergraduate research program came to a close with the end of the academic year, but many of the 17 multidisciplinary teams are hard at work this summer on projects in the areas of energy, environment, healthcare and culture. The inn

July 05, 2011 – Rigged with motion capture markers, Mary Verdi-Fletcher, founding artistic director of the Dancing Wheels Company & School, participates in dance science research conducted by UCI’s Mark Tomasic. (Video by Kerrin Piche Serna, University Communications) Mark T

June 30, 2011 – The term “technology education” used to conjure up images of students seated at rows of computers in an outdated lab. No longer. Gillian Hayes, assistant informatics professor and mentor to SURF-IT Fellow Rachel Ulgado, kicked off the SURF-IT lunchtime seminar se

June 29, 2011 – UC Irvine is taking a giant step closer to its goal of carbon neutrality by retrofitting most campus laboratory buildings, including CALIT2, with a sensor system that saves energy and maintains indoor air quality. The Aircuity OptiNet system is a network of air-s

June 29, 2011 – CALIT2 is separated by only two degrees from the U.S. White House. Robert W. Conn, president of The Kavli Foundation, is a founding member of the CALIT2 Advisory Board, which held its annual retreat last week at the UC Irvine division. Conn, who attended that mee

June 23, 2011 – Nine hardworking undergraduate students got their first taste of summer this week but they weren’t sunning on the beach or waiting tables. Rather, they were attending an orientation for SURF-IT, a full-time, 10-week undergraduate research program that allows them

June 17, 2011 – CALIT2’s new eHealth Collaboratory, located on the third floor of the CALIT2 Building, gives researchers from many disciplines a place to share ideas, learn from each other and demonstrate their healthcare prototypes. This month, the debut of the institute’s late

June 13, 2011 – It’s a message that resonates with CALIT2. “When it comes to research, today’s big unanswered questions are complex and multi-scale, requiring an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach.” A sentiment Kathie Olsen, former chief operating officer for the National

May 18, 2011 – If feet could talk, those belonging to a dancer would probably have much to say. Jeff Russell, assistant professor of dance science, is listening. He uses innovative technology in CALIT2’s eHealth Collaboratory to study the demands of dance on the musculoskeletal

May 18, 2011 – Smart phones and other mobile devices are changing the way healthcare is delivered. Experts predict that by next year, the number of available mHealth applications will triple from 200 million to 600 million. By 2015, more than 500 million of the nation’s 1.4 bill