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Inside People:

As an undergrad, Rajiv Ramdeo '07 started a UCI meditation club. Find out his favorite places on campus to get centered.

CHOC patient and Matt Fradkin at keyboard

Getting in tune with patients

A program launched by UCI medical students brings the therapeutic sound of music into hospital rooms. Founder Matt Fradkin says playing and listening to "silent instruments" helps ease pain and aid healing.

Tatiana Benavidas consoles child

Measuring mental aftershocks

Graduate student Dana Garfin works with Chilean officials to assess the psychological toll of the devastating 2010 earthquake. She's found that children living near the epicenter were "highly traumatized."

Reinkensmeyer, Sanchez with robotic arm

Can robots take over rehab?

Machines that help people regain use of their arms and legs are no longer the stuff of science fiction. At UCI, professor David Reinkensmeyer develops devices designed to restore movement to damaged limbs.