Calit2 is taking ideas beyond theory into practice, accelerating innovation and shortening the time to product development and job creation. Where the university traditionally has focused on education and research, Calit2 extends that focus to include development and deployment of prototype infrastructure for testing new solutions in a real-world context. http://www.calit2.net Calit2: a CISI Patnership The research scientist will be honored with several other distinguished alumni at the university\'s annual Alumni Celebration June 2. http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/rss.php?id=1953 2.9.2012 Scientists from UCSD, MIT and universities abroad invite social networkers to collaborate on MyHeartMap Challenge, an effort to geo-locate automated external defibrillators. http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/rss.php?id=1949 1.31.2012 The D:GP, which is based at Calit2, has undertaken a series of research tracks to examine how the Internet is changing geopolitics, and to imagine what happens next. http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/rss.php?id=1948 1.25.2012 Researchers from the Calit2-affiliated Center for Wireless and Population Health Systems (CWPHS) are seeking participants for a study that will evaluate the use of text messages in weight management. http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/rss.php?id=1941 1.10.2012 Prof. Amin Vahdat, who is an academic participant in Calit2, is among 46 researchers from the world\'s leading universities, corporations and research labs who are being recognized by the Association of Computing Machinery. http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/rss.php?id=1940 12.12.2011 Four of the 26 speakers at the Dec. 3 event hailed from UCSD, and all four speakers are affiliated with Calit2. http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/rss.php?id=1939 12.9.2011