Professor Chen Li and his computer science student team created a “People Finder” Web site to help Haitian quake victims reunite with family.
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Thwarting cyber attacks
UCI researchers try to ward off increasingly sophisticated cyber attacks.
Making sense of social media
Donald Patterson, director of the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing & Interaction, discusses social media and its future.
Could stem cells reverse MS?
Biologist Tom Lane and a team of UCI researchers are leading an effort to determine whether a stem-cell-based treatment can repair neurological damage caused by multiple sclerosis.
Everyday objects help teach basic biology
Diane O’Dowd uses objects from her garage to demonstrate biology principles and engage students.
Shaking up earthquake theory
New information about the inner workings of earthquake faults could change how experts estimate the potential for the next “big one,” according to UC Irvine researchers.
Telescope tuner’s focus: sharper images
UCI physicist Gary Chanan focuses on fine-tuning the world’s largest telescopes.
Veteran student pictures a better life
Camera in hand, Gilberto Cardenas has chronicled his journey from soldier to undergrad researcher. His photographs have appeared in international scientific journals.
‘Green’ spaces may worsen global warming
Turfgrass management can create more greenhouse gas than plants remove from atmosphere, study finds.
New stroke therapy successful in rats
People with impaired mobility after a stroke soon may have a therapy that restores limb function long after the injury, if a supplemental protein works as well in humans as it does in paralyzed rats.
