March 09, 2011 – SURF-IT, the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Information Technology, is again accepting applications from UCI undergraduate students who want to gain hands-on experience in IT-related research. Faculty members have submitted 14 multidisciplinary summ

March 05, 2011 – To technology enthusiast Chris Van Dusen, an elevator pitch is the most important instrument in the entrepreneur’s toolbox. A clear, concise, easily understood pitch can open the door to capital and customers; a poorly crafted pitch can scuttle interest in even

February 22, 2011 – Drew Senyei, M.D. knows a little something about healthcare. For more than 25 years, the physician and venture capitalist has built emerging life science and healthcare companies and holds 25 patents of his own. He invented the first FDA-approved test to pred

February 16, 2011 – Lean is an oft-repeated buzzword and a desired result in cuisine, muscle mass and manufacturing. It’s also a key concept in the evolving startup environment, as would-be entrepreneurs learned at this month’s TechPortal Entrepreneurs Series from business devel