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April 01, 2008 – Twenty-seven year old UC Irvine graduate student Tiffany Chua was born with Pendred’s Syndrome, a hereditary metabolic condition that causes severe hearing impairment. She is one of nearly 300 million people worldwide with moderate to profound hearing loss in bo

March 20, 2008 – Stuart Ross, CALIT2@UCI assistant director for research development, was honored by his former employer, Cal State Fullerton, with a “Gold Star Exceptional Service Award.” Ross, who worked at the California State University for 14 years before joining CALIT2 in

February 07, 2008 – Athina Markopoulou, UCI assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science, is the newest CALIT2 academic affiliate to receive the prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation. The five-year, $450,000 grant will further Markop

February 01, 2008 – Carter Butts, sociology associate professor and ResCUE researcher with Calit2, is the recipient of the 2008 Freeman Award from the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA). Named for Linton C. Freeman, UC Irvine sociology professor and renown

January 28, 2008 – About three weeks before Feb. 5, this year known as Super Tuesday – it’s the day on which 23 states will help choose this year’s presidential candidates – some California voters were introduced to a Web site that could effectively end their pre-primary indecis

January 23, 2008 – Who are we? What comprises our community? How does identity impact our relationships with others? “in a thousand drops… refracted glances,” an interactive exhibit at UC Irvine’s CALIT2-affiliated Beall Center for Art + Technology, explores the construction of

January 18, 2008 – A new UC Irvine research center directed by a CALIT2 academic affiliate could help save members of the U.S. military from harm. The Center for Advanced Monitoring and Damage Inspection, under the direction of Maria Feng, professor of civil and environmental en

Oct. 3, 2007 – It isn’t particularly fashionable or trendy, but it’s a model nevertheless. A computer model, that is. Arabidopsis, a small flowering plant in the mustard family, is the diva of a computer modeling experiment that will help scientists better understand how and why

Oct. 2, 2007 – Bill Tomlinson and his Social Code research group use information technology in a slightly different way to confront environmental challenges. The researchers are not creating cleaner fuels or more energy-efficient systems – instead, they are using IT as a catalys

Oct. 1, 2007 – Act one, Scene one: Cars idle bumper-to-bumper on a Southern California freeway, stretching as far as the eye can see. Tailpipes emit noxious fumes while drivers do their own slow burn. Act one, Scene two: Relaxed commuter disembarks from train at station, walks t

Sept. 15, 2007 – For thousands of years, a common strain of yeast has been used to make bread, beer and wine. Now, unique research underway in the CALIT2 Building at UC Irvine aims to transform it into something more: an efficient producer of ethanol to help meet the nation’s in