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Lessons Learned, Boundaries Expanded

August 30, 2013 – The days are getting shorter, Labor Day is approaching and a new academic year is looming. And yesterday, in the CALIT2 Building, there was another irrefutable indication that summer is coming to an end. The 2013 SURF-IT Fellows wrapped up their 10-week researc
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Computation to Aid the Vulnerable

August 23, 2013 – Gillian Hayes is determined to create sustainable change – improvements in technology and society that exist after specific research projects are completed. The associate professor of informatics works at the intersection of education, computer science, health
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The ABCs of Responsible Research Conduct

August 15, 2013 – Some of it is intuitive, other aspects are more complex, but knowledge of research regulations and compliance is essential to anyone entering a lab or conducting an experiment. This year’s seven SURF-IT students are a lot more familiar with the topic after this
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New Tools for Spinal Cord Repair

August 12, 2013 – Spinal cord injuries are among medicine’s most complex challenges. Last week’s speaker at the SURF-IT lunchtime seminar series shared the progress his research team is making into repairing a particularly vexing form of spinal cord damage. Injuries to the lower
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