Albert Yu-Min Lin, a Calit2 researcher leading the search for the tomb of Genghis Khan, is now the National Geographic People's Choice Adventurer of the Year. Congratulations Albert!!!
Albert earned his BS, MS, and PhD at the Jacobs School of Engineering here at UC San Diego. Read more about the contest here.
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Research Expo = Brain Workout
Would you like to give your brain a quick workout? Check out the titles of the graduate student posters for Research Expo 2010. It's a giant poster session featuring almost 25o posters describing research from graduate students at the Jacobs School of Engineering.
Peruse the posters titles here. Register for Research Expo for full access to all the abstracts.
Peruse the posters titles here. Register for Research Expo for full access to all the abstracts.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Interesting session at AAAS
At the AAAS meeting over the weekend (which was in San Diego), I attended an interesting session on science communication. The abstract, as well as speaker information, is below.
Eyes on Screen: Communicating Science in the New Information Age
Sunday, February 21, 2010: 8:30 AM-11:30 AM
Data on information use patterns in the United States suggest that the screen now trumps the printed page as the favored information conveyer. Americans extract their science information predominately from television and the Internet and, although still heavily print-based, communication within the science culture is also rapidly transitioning to online platforms. While print channels will continue to serve as important homes for narrative, both popular and professional, media and science outlets are experimenting with delivering science information on screen in thoughtful and analytical ways. In this session, the panel will explore some of those efforts.
Organizer:
Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin
Co-Organizer/Moderator:
Lynne Friedmann, Friedmann Communications
Speakers:
Dennis Meredith, Independent Consultant Using Multimedia To Advance Your Research
Bora Zivkovic, PLoS One Science 2.0: From Tweet Through Blog to Book
(Zivkovic's blog is A blog around the clock)
Evan Hadingham, NOVA/WGBH The Changing Landscape of Science on Television
Jane Stevens, The World Company Audience, Schmaudience: Science Goes Social
Philip Bourne, University of California, San Diego Telling Research Stories Through SciVee
Robert Semper, Exploratorium Supporting Scientists To Tell Their Own Story
Eyes on Screen: Communicating Science in the New Information Age
Sunday, February 21, 2010: 8:30 AM-11:30 AM
Data on information use patterns in the United States suggest that the screen now trumps the printed page as the favored information conveyer. Americans extract their science information predominately from television and the Internet and, although still heavily print-based, communication within the science culture is also rapidly transitioning to online platforms. While print channels will continue to serve as important homes for narrative, both popular and professional, media and science outlets are experimenting with delivering science information on screen in thoughtful and analytical ways. In this session, the panel will explore some of those efforts.
Organizer:
Sharon Dunwoody, University of Wisconsin
Co-Organizer/Moderator:
Lynne Friedmann, Friedmann Communications
Speakers:
Dennis Meredith, Independent Consultant Using Multimedia To Advance Your Research
Bora Zivkovic, PLoS One Science 2.0: From Tweet Through Blog to Book
(Zivkovic's blog is A blog around the clock)
Evan Hadingham, NOVA/WGBH The Changing Landscape of Science on Television
Jane Stevens, The World Company Audience, Schmaudience: Science Goes Social
Philip Bourne, University of California, San Diego Telling Research Stories Through SciVee
Robert Semper, Exploratorium Supporting Scientists To Tell Their Own Story
Wind Turbine Shake Video
Video of wind turbine being tested at the UC San Diego Large Outdoor High-Performance Shake Table using the 1992 M7.3 Landers Earthquake Recorded Motion. The UCSD shake table is the largest outdoor shake table in the U.S. (More info on the shake in the media advisory.)
For more information and to find the original video, visit:http://nees.ucsd.edu/
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Bacteria Blink in Reuters Video
Reuters video recently produced a short video on the recent blinking bacteria breakthrough published in Nature. Watch the video here (after a short commercial).
One of the lead researchers on the project is professor Jeff Hasty, who holds appointments both in Bioengineering and in Biological Sciences at UC San Diego. Bioengineering graduate students from the Jacobs School Tal Danino and Octavio Mondragon worked on the project.
Larry Smarr 24/7: Calit2 Director Launches Lifestreaming Portal
Internet pioneer Larry Smarr has plunged into the social-networking universe with a new Larry Smarr website that will be updated continually as information about him – and from him – hits the global infosphere.
Smarr is the founding Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2), a partnership of the University of California, San Diego and UC Irvine, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary next December. He is also a professor in the Computer Science and Engineering department of UCSD’s Jacobs School of Engineering.
It's easy to find the latest Larry Smarr videos, presentations, news, publications, photos and Twitter posts on the new Larry Smarr Web site. You also get a glimpse of his personal reading list. (Think mashup and social media aggregation and other tidbits.)
Monday, February 22, 2010
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