April 16, 2010 – U.S. Rep. Grace Napolitano, who represents California’s 38th District, visited UC Irvine April 6 to meet with campus water researchers and participate in an open forum with students who are studying water-related issues. Her visit, an effort to bridge the gap be

April 15, 2010 – A paper written by CALIT2 academic affiliates Homayoun Yousefi’zadeh and Hamid Jafarkhani, professors of electrical engineering and computer science, has received the 2010 Best Paper Award from the IEEE/KICS Journal of Communications and Networks (JCN). “A

April 13, 2010 – More than 120 academics, energy experts, government representatives and members of the business community joined forces at the UC Irvine division of CALIT2 April 1 for a day-long brainstorming session. The focus of the effort was a proposed institute-directed en

March 29, 2010 – China’s Anhui province lies 600 miles south of Beijing and 100 miles west of Shanghai, about 6,500 miles across the Pacific Ocean from Irvine. But when 22 university presidents and educational leaders from the province visited the UCI division of CALIT2 on March

March 12, 2010 – CALIT2 academic affiliate Bill Tomlinson, and his new book, “Greening through IT: Information Technology for Environmental Sustainability,” were featured this week on “Tech Therapy,” a popular podcast produced by the Chronicle for Higher Education. T

March 09, 2010 – Students can now apply for CALIT2’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships in Information Technology (SURF-IT).  Faculty affiliates have submitted their projects for the ten week program which begins at the end of June.  The program requires a full-time commi

February 24, 2010 – The California Business, Transportation and Housing (BTH) Agency has named CALIT2 partner OCTANe as one of six state “innovation hubs” (iHubs). OCTANe, an Orange County non-profit organization that helps launch new companies and grow existing businesses, was

February 22, 2010 – The growing U.S. infrastructure crisis involves more than crumbling roads and bridges. Underground and out of sight looms a worsening problem every bit as critical. Thousands of miles of aging water pipes are breaking down. Each day, according to the American

February 17, 2010 – Cell phones and laptop computers never seem to hold a charge for as long as we would like. Now, CALIT2-affiliate Ahmed Eltawil is developing technology for mobile devices that can analyze wireless conditions, recognize when lower power consumption is adequate

February 09, 2010 – Multi-disciplinary collaboration that utilizes innovative technology solutions to enhance social experiences is a driving theme for CALIT2 research. An upcoming workshop in the Irvine building will offer some very creative partnering possibilities. BodyTech S