August 13, 2012 – Imagine a simulator capable of computing the ultimate outcome of all of Earth’s myriad messes – disease propagation, political upheaval, global warming and economic instability, to name a few. A European sociologist has done just that and has asked the European

August 03, 2012 – Halfway through their summer research program, this year’s SURF-IT Fellows presented their mid-term project reports. Before the first of the five-minute updates began, however, SURF-IT co-director Said Shokair asked the students for feedback on the summer

August 02, 2012 – Less than three months on the job and the newest California Energy Commissioner is already familiarizing himself with who’s doing what in the area of energy efficiency. In May, Andrew McAllister was appointed to one of five state energy commission seats; in Jul

July 26, 2012 – According to the World Health Organization 25 percent of women and 8 percent of men worldwide have felt the excruciating pain of a migraine headache. Symptoms, which vary from person to person, are often under-diagnosed or blamed on inflamed sinuses. A SURF-IT su