Features

August 13, 2010 – Electronic medical records systems transform patient charts into legible, accessible and easy-to-share files. But a 2009 study found that only 1.5 percent of U.S. hospitals were using these systems. In the remaining 97.5 percent of hospitals, it can take as lon

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

June 30, 2010 – Fourteen graduate students studying nanomaterials at England’s Imperial College London are sufficiently acquainted with the scientific aspects of their field. What they are not as familiar with is the emphasis on multidisciplinary research they witnessed during a