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Redefining Dance

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
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Improving Education through Technology

June 30, 2011 – The term “technology education” used to conjure up images of students seated at rows of computers in an outdated lab.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
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Fresh Air, Less Energy

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
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Advisory Board Member Visits Oval Office

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
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