August 12, 2010 – More than half of all stroke patients suffer chronic motor impairment, with a large percentage experiencing difficulty in using their hand and arm.  CALIT2 affiliate David Reinkensmeyer, mechanical and aerospace engineering professor, will use a five-year, $1.5

August 06, 2010 – The number of virtual worlds aimed at elementary school-age children has exploded over the past several years and kids are giving these sites the thumbs-up. 2009 figures indicate that 83 million users are registered at online sites like Jumpstart, Pixie Hollow,

July 29, 2010 – This summer’s nine SURF-IT undergraduate students honed their presentation skills this week by presenting their mid-term results to an audience of fellow participants and CALIT2 staff. The presentations were timed — each student had five minutes ̵

July 26, 2010 – Research is multi-faceted, as this summer’s SURF-IT undergraduates are quickly learning. One of the most essential components for many projects is the protection of the human research subjects participating in them. During last week’s SURF-IT lunchtime seminar, K

July 22, 2010 – Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems – known as MEMS – are tiny devices that combine silicon-based microelectronics and micromachining technology. Made from components ranging in size from 0.001 to 0.1 millimeters, the finished devices generally are smaller than one

July 21, 2010 – To celebrate its 350th anniversary, the Royal Society  last month hosted “Culture Evolves,” a London-based conference focused on the notion that culture is more important to animals than previously believed. Twenty four international experts presented talks on th

July 19, 2010 – Given current global affairs, researchers the world over are seeking new ways to conserve energy. uci@home, a project funded through the university’s Environment Institute, is using a unique approach to achieve that goal. What sets uci@home apart is its emphasis

July 13, 2010 – In 2008, a U.S. Department of Education progress report cited California African-American 8th grade math proficiency scores in the bottom 18% nationwide. In an effort to turn that statistic around, parents, educators and business leaders in the Inland Empire and

July 12, 2010 – Cells share several traits with mechanical structures. Both incorporate tubes, rods and cables; both exert push-and-pull forces; and both adhere to a substrate of some type. Biomedical engineering professor William Tang is using those similarities as a way to bet

July 02, 2010 – Climate disruption, biodiversity loss, rising sea levels, pollution and exploding populations portend possibly devastating global consequences. But CALIT2 affiliate Bill Tomlinson, author of the recently published book “Greening through IT: Information Technology