A Sampling of Clips for
December 11, 2002
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UCSD begins
work on quake simulator
San Diego Union Tribune, Dec. 11 –
UCSD is building a $10.4 million earthquake
simulator. The facility, called a shake table, is being billed
as the first outdoor simulator in the world and will allow researchers
to build full-scale buildings to test for earthquake resistance
and structural weaknesses. (Quotes Frieder Seible,
UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineering acting
Dean and principal investigator on the project).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/metro/news_1m11shake.html
Article
also appeared in:
Copley News Service, Dec. 11
Related
article appeared in:
San Diego Metropolitan Magazine, Dec.
11
http://dbr.sandiegometro.com/2002Dec11.lasso
Gateway
launches on-demand computing
San Diego Union Tribune, Dec. 11 –
Gateway is offering access to massive computational services
to a variety of business, government and academic clients. The
new service, called Gateway Processing On Demand, was made possible
by combining the processing power of desktop PCs already operating
in Gateway stores across the country. (Quotes Larry
Smarr, director of Cal-(IT)2).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/business/news_1b11gateway.html
Article
also appeared in:
Copley News Service, Dec. 11
SIO losses
less damaging than other budget cuts
UCSD Guardian, Editorial, Dec. 5 – Scripps
Institution of Oceanography’s research funding
has been cut by 10 percent by the California state legislature.
The writer of this editorial advocates that Scripps should not
be a funding priority. (Mentions Scripps director Charles
Kennel and UCSD Chancellor
Robert C. Dynes).
http://www.ucsdguardian.org/cgi-bin/opinion?art=2002_12_05_02
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