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Improving Electronic Medical Records

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
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Grant to Fund Stroke Robotic-Recovery Study

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
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Assessing Literacy in Kids’ Online Sites

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,
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Practicing Presentation Skills

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 ̵
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