July 22, 2009 – Ten million people around the world compete online in World of Warcraft, the extraordinarily popular, multiplayer role-playing fantasy game developed by local company Blizzard Entertainment. Fifteen years after its debut, the game’s reach extends far beyond the W

July 16, 2009 – Did you know: • The first international guidelines to address the protection of human research subjects were developed in response to crimes committed by the Nazis during World War II? • Fractals – geometrical structures whose shape appears the same regardless of

July 09, 2009 – A new study published in The Columbia Science and Technology Law Review challenges the traditional view that patents foster innovation, suggesting instead that patents may harm new technology, economic activity and societal wealth.  These results may have importa

July 08, 2009 – A SURF-IT faculty mentor joined the program’s co-director in leading off the research program’s summer lunchtime seminar series this week. The seminars, presented weekly or biweekly during the 10-weeks of the multidisciplinary research fellowship program, give pa