4.2.2002
"Ars Technica"
1xEV: 3G to the Max
This online PC enthusiast's resource showcases a detailed but engaging 5-part account of testing Qualcomm's 3G wireless technology, by John Kleint, a summer 2001 undergraduate Calit2 Fellow.
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4.2.2002
"San Diego Union Tribune"
UCSD bus riders make speedy Net connection
Bruce Lieberman reports on the high-speed Web-enabled bus, calling it "one of several conceived by [Calit2], which is pioneering the new technology.
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4.1.2002
"Environment News Service"
Visualization Center
The online news service features the Calit2 Visualization Center at Scripps in a report titled 'Earth Data Screened as 3-D Wall to Wall Images,' noting that the 3-D visuals dramatize data showing the impact of global warming on Earth's climate and oceans.
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3.26.2002
"San Diego Union-Tribune"
Region called resource in battle against terrorism
Calit2 "is developing new ways to use the Internet so that scientists, emergency personnel and public officials can better share information during a crisis," reports science writer Bruce Lieberman on anti-terrorism battle in San Diego.
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3.21.2002
"T Sector Online"
State Budget Woes Threaten Calit2 Funds
On March 21, the California Assembly adjourned until early April, without taking a vote on legislation that would commit the state to issuing lease-revenue bonds to raise $50 million for Calit2. That amount would represent the rest of California's capital commitment to financing construction of the institute's planned buildings at UC San Diego and UC Irvine. As T Sector's Amy Johnson Conner reporting for the online news service ahead of the adjournment, the Assembly is largely divided along party lines.
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3.20.2002
"KNSD-TV"
Visualization Center
Calit2 director Larry Smarr is quoted on NBC's San Diego TV station about the launch of the new visualization facilities at UCSD and San Diego State University.
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3.20.2002
"KFMB-TV"
Visualization Center
In this report for the CBS affiliate in San Diego, reporter Shawn Styles profiles the new Calit2 Visualization Center at Scripps--and how it can be used to follow seismic activity.
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3.11.2002
"San Diego Union-Tribune"
Nerve-gas Project
Writer Jeff Ristine mentions Calit2 in this report on the work of UCSD chemist Michael Sailor, on sensors that "ultimately could lead to a new generation of cheap, portable nerve-gas detectors."
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3.10.2002
"North County Times"
Visualization partnership could help fight disasters
In a feature about the new visualization centers linking the two universities, staff writer Bradley J. Fikes reports that Calit2 "is considering broadening the UCSD/SDSU partnership into a crisis management system for the San Diego area."
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3.8.2002
"VREfresh.com"
Immersive Environments
VREfresh featured the launch of Calit2's Visualization Center at Scripps as its lead story. The online publication covers advanced interactive projects run by the European Commission's Interactive Technologies program.
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3.5.2002
"San Diego Union-Tribune"
Visualization center is giving scientists a heads-up on quakes
The paper's science writer Bruce Lieberman reports on the Calit2 linkup between UCSD/Scripps and SDSU, "connecting experts separated by geography so they can simultaneously analyze huge amounts of data."
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3.4.2002
"Business Week"
The Next Web
In a Special Report on development of the Semantic Web led by Tim Berners-Lee of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to replace the World Wide Web, technology reporter Otis Port quotes Calit2 director Larry Smarr and UCSD/San Diego Supercomputer Center faculty participant Chaitan Baru.
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2.22.2002
"OC Register"
3 UCI artists chosen for Whitney exhibit
Calit2's Robert Nideffer, assistant professor of studio art, UC Irvine, is one of 3 UCI artists chosen for Whitney exhibit. Nideffer will show his Internet piece titled "Proxy."
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2.22.2002
"UCSD Anza"
Earthquake near Calexico
Friday, February 22, a 5.29 quake was felt near the town of Calexico. The UCSD Anza group (led by Frank Vernon, research seismologist at SIO and Calit2 participant) operates a broadband seismograph network. Their web site posts maps on current seismic activity as well as recorded data from previous earthquakes.
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2.17.2002
"San Diego Business Journal"
Profile
In a full-page profile, reporter Brad Graves says Calit2 director Larry Smarr sees himself on a life-long program of learning.
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2.13.2002
"MIT Technology Review"
Q&A with Larry Smarr
In its March issue (due on newsstands Feb. 26), the publication carries a 2,500-word Q&A with the Calit2 director, calling Smarr "a master facilitator, bringing people and institutions together to work on key technological challenges."
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2.8.2002
"San Diego Metropolitan"
ActiveCampus
More than 400 computer science and engineering freshmen at UCSD are sporting wireless-enabled Hewlett-Packard Jornada PDAs as part of a social and educational experiment, reports the San Diego Metropolitan in the San Diego Scene column of the magazine's February issue.
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2.8.2002
"NewsFactor"
Researchers Take a Spin on Future Web
The online technology news service reports on Calit2's partnership with the Southern California Next-Generation Internet initiative, and quotes CalNGI's Mike Vildibill as saying Calit2's participation brings a different perspective, particularly in wireless communications--"a cornerstone of the next-generation Internet."
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2.4.2002
"UCSD Anza"
Earthquake near Julian
Sunday, February 3, a 4.0 quake was felt near the town of Julian. The UCSD Anza group (led by Frank Vernon, research seismologist at SIO and Calit2 participant) operates a broadband seismograph network. Their web site posts maps on current seismic activity as well as recorded data from previous earthquakes.

2.1.2002
"NBC San Diego"
Computerized Biometrics
In a recent report on the NBC station in San Diego, reporter Vic Salazar interviewed Calit2 UCSD transportation layer leader Mohan Trivedi about new technology under development for computerized facial recognition and other types of biometrics.
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1.23.2002
"Mpulse Magazine"
Making Waves in San Diego
In the January issue of the online magazine sponsored by Calit2 industry partner Hewlett-Packard, Rick Mathieson calls San Diego a "world-class Mecca for wireless innovation," and notes that it is "no surprise" that the Jacobs School of Engineering and Center for Wireless Communications have made UCSD "one of the world's most prominent centers for wireless technology development."
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1.15.2002
"Business Now TV"
TeraBurst
In early January, the syndicated TV program Business Now featured Calit2 and director Larry Smarr in a report on one of the institute's industry partners, TeraBurst Networks. The report aired on ABC-owned stations.
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1.2.2002
"The T Sector"
Calit2: Newsmaker of 2001
In its annual Tech Newsmakers issue, the San Diego-based publication named Calit2 the newsmaker of the year in the "community" category, noting that "the business and community press followed the Institute's progress throughout 2001." Jacobs School of Engineering dean Bob Conn (right) was cited for his role in bringing Calit2 to San Diego and Irvine.