April 23, 2013 – It’s spring. And that means another session of thought-provoking, experience-building SURF-IT research opportunities is right around the corner. The Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship in Information Technology program, sponsored by CALIT2 and UROP (UCI Und

April 22, 2013 – Five micrographs taken on scanning electron microscopes in the CALIT2 Microscopy Lab were named winners in an SEM image and data competition sponsored by LEXI – the Laboratory for Electron and X-ray Instrumentation. The research behind one image, which depicts a

April 08, 2013 – U.S. Rep. Loretta Sanchez tried her hand last week at the Kilowatt Hour Challenge. So did Phillip Ramos, founder and CEO of Philatron Wire and Cable, the largest wire and cable manufacturer in Southern California. Both were treated to a tutorial on plug load ene

April 05, 2013 – Two UC Irvine undergraduate students have achieved a rare educational triumph: they are the lead authors of a paper accepted at a major research and design conference. English and global cultures major Christine Bediones and psychology major Camille Macalinao, b