Anteaters offer help
The University of California, Irvine announced Wednesday that a professor and 20-student team have created a free Web site that is designed to allow persons displaced by Southern California wildfires to connect with people who are willing to offer shelter during the current crisis.
"All of us have been affected by the fires, and many of us have friends who have had to evacuate," said UCI informatics professor Bill Tomlinson said in a press release. "In class, we were discussing what we could do to contribute, and decided we had the skills and resources to make a Web site to help evacuees find places to stay. "
The Web site can be accessed at www.calfirehelp.com.
-Andrew Edwards