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Effective January 2012, CCST has transitioned its newsletter production from the CCST Report to a weekly online service, CCST Spotlight, which merges the functions of its website and newsletter services. This page contains archived editions of the Report from 1998 through 2011.


The CCST Report focuses on CCST activities and highlights innovative science and technology research and applications in California. The Report welcomes information from readers about science and technology at work in the private, public and education sectors. If you would like more information about CCST initiatives, please e-mail the request to ccst@ccst.us. Fax requests to (916) 492-0999 or telephone (916) 492-0996.



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May 2006

Lab Report Receives Strong Reception; CCST Takes Labs Report to D.C.; CCST To Work with California Space Authority on Federal Grant; Responding to the Gathering Storm: CSU Holds Summit On Teacher Preparation; Capitol Happenings; State Looks Ahead with Bioethics Panel; Fellows Provide Support For CalTAC; UC Recognizes Congressman For S&T Advocacy; Berkeley Dedicates Molecular Foundry; Partnerships Key for California's Biotech, Says Council Member

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January 2006

Federal Laboratories Major Untapped Resource for California; Levee Failure Could Happen in California, Expert Warns; State IP Policy Should Let Inventors Take the Lead, Says CCST Report; Capitol Happenings; New Board and Council Members; CCST Council Member Named U.S. Professor of the Year; Teacher Report Gets Sacramento's Attention; National Report Has Strong Message: Math & Science Education Needs Help; Former NAS President Returns to California

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October 2005

CCST Releases Interim IP Report for Stem Cell Institute; Healthcare IT Has Big Promise for California; Capitol Happenings; 2005 S&T Legislation Update; Teacher CPA Explores Serious Issue for California; Research Pays Off In the Long Run; Fellow Strong Force in IP Study

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May 2005

CCST Collaborates with National Laboratories; Cal TAC off to Ambitious Start; CCST to Look at Healthcare IT; IP Study Group begins Work on State Contracting Recommendations; Capitol Happenings; Energy Commission Appoints New PIER Program Director; Critical Issues in S&T for California; SANDIA National Laboratory Partners with GM on Hydrogen Research; Fellow Brings Industry Perspective to IP Study

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February 2005

CCST Gets New Chair and Vice-chair; Stem Cell Initiative Poses Challenges; High-Tech Industry Looking to Connect Better with Academia; CCST Invites National Labs to Join as Affiliate Members; Cal TAC and Teacher Production Study Funded; Capitol Happenings; CCST Appoints New Members to Council; Four Former Council Members to Continue Service as Fellows; Cal TAC Members Appointed; CFTL Seeks Solutions for California's Education Problems; Fellow Appointed Vice-chair of ICOC

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September 2004

CCST Fellow Ralph Cicerone to Head National Academy; National Lab Passes from Fellow to Fellow; California-Mexico Report Offers Framework for Collaboration; Visa Restrictions Beginning to Impact Foreign S&E Students; Capitol Happenings; California Performance Review; Intellectual Property Resolution Passed; CSU Explores New Direction for Master's Degrees; Stanford Linear Accelerator Unearths Antimatter Secrets; CCST Fellow Gives $14.5 Million to SDSU

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May 2004

JPL Missions Make Historic Discoveries; California's Position as S&T Leader Slipping; Governor Announces Hydrogen Highways Network; Capitol Happenings; Intellectual Property Policy Analysis Proposed; Science Textbook Criteria Modified After Protests; Molecular Foundry Breaks New Ground; USC Institute Brings Fantasy to Life; Fellow Leaves Significant Legacy at National Lab

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February 2004

Understanding California's Nanotech Revolution; RFID Tags a Focus at CENS; SSCOT Plans for California's Security; USC Wins First National Homeland Security Center of Excellence; CCST Appoints New Board and Council Members; Council Chair Takes Over UC Berkeley Higher Education Center; States Turn to Experts for Science Advice; San Diego Supercomputer Center Leading Nation to a Networked Future; Fellow Helps Design New Energy Plan


October 2003

Preparing California for the 21st Century; CCST Helps State Plan Energy Future; Policy Making, Science & Technology: Between Two Worlds; California S&T Takes a Hit in State Budget; California and Mexico Work on Common Agenda; CCST and National Academies Create New Links to Assist State; CCST Fellow to Helm UC; California IT Company Rides the Storm; CCST Fellow Heads Energy Investigation

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May 2003

CCST Builds Connections With National Academies; Summarizing NRC Reports for California; CA-Mexico Commission Builds S&T Agenda; CCST Helps State with Bioterrorism; CEC Looks to CCST For a New Review; Nanotech Focus at October Meeting; CCST and ASME Collaborate on Briefing; CCST Appoints New Members; Caltech Opens New Window on the Universe; Fellow Advocates Scientific Literacy

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October 2002

California's Science and Math Teacher Crisis Remains Unsolved; A New Mission for NASA: Educate, Inspire, Collaborate; Innovation at Risk Forum Recommendations; CCST Connects with National Organizations; CCST Completes Electricity Crisis Report; Nanotechnology: Building A New World Atom by Atom; World Technology Network Honors CCST Members; Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency Restructured; Stanford Leads Way in Learning Innovation; CCST Fellow Reconnaissance Expert


May 2002

CCST Releases S&T Workforce Study; CCST Briefs Leaders About CPA; Critical Path Analysis: Goals and Policy Recommendations; State, National Leaders Respond to CPA; CCST Organizes Second Innovation Forum; State's Education Plan to Use CCST Study; Governor's S&T Initiatives; CCST Completes Food Biotech Review; Biotech Summaries; State Institutions Help At-Risk Students; Biomedical Industry Meets Growth Challenges; SIA Focuses on Workforce Training


January 2002

S&T Experts Discuss New Models for Innovation; UC Partners with Mexican Researchers; Mexico Plans to Increase S&T Investment; Jennings Completes Term as Council Chair; New Council Members Appointed; UC Provost to Head Council; Water Resources Next Key Issue; CCST Releases Strategy for Closing Workforce Gap; Counterterrorism a Priority at National Lab; CCST Fellow to Head DOE's Science Office


October 2001

CCST Selects Researchers for Food Study; Scientist Finds New Uses for Laser Technology; Innovation Key to Survival, Says SRI CEO; California House Promotes Global S&T Alliances; CCST Organizes Innovation Forums; Computer Pioneer Designs the Future; Reinventing Higher Education; Cal Poly at Cutting Edge of Biotech Research; CCST to Document Energy Crisis


May 2001

CCST Releases Review of Energy Research Program; State Sponsors Second Annual S&T Week; Council Members Recognized by State; Digital Divide Forum Policy Directions Emerge; New CCST Member Sees Future for Coal, Nuclear Energy; Critical Path Analysis Update; CCST Fellow Generates Energy Ideas; CCST Names Additional Fellows; Democracy and the Internet May Clash; California Science Institutes; Transforming USC's Keck School of Medicine; CCST Appoints New Members


October 2000

CCST to Study State's S&T Workforce; Bridging the Digital Divide; CCST to Sponsor S&T Week Events; CCST Establishes Link with State Agency; Fellows Program Assists State Agency; CCST Board Chair Retires from UC; CCST Member Receives International Medals; IMSC Assesses Taiwan's Multimedia Industry; CCST Fellow an Expert on Risk Management; CCST Debuts Fellows Directory; Keck Graduate Institute Offers New Master's Program; New CCST Member to Head Education Committee


May 2000

CCST Releases Review of Energy Research Program; Raguso to Head State's Science and Tech Division; Sacramento Briefs; E-Commerce Focus of February CCST Meeting; CCST Briefs Legislators About CREST; CCST to Focus on K-12 Education; Central Valley to Open Public Tech High School; CCST Member Addresses Preparing Workforce; Governor Funds Science and Innovation Centers; Stanford and Silicon Valley: A Fruitful Partnership; Latin American Leaders Seek CCST's Expertise; John McTague Brings Broad Experience to Council


October 1999

California's Science and Tech Week Announced; RTAs Provide Network for High-Tech Businesses; USC and Army to Develop New Technologies; CREST: A Study of California's Performance; State Higher Ed Expands Outreach; ALPHA Center Links UCR to Local Schools; PIER Panel Identifies Primary Issues; Fellows Director Outlines Vision for Program; CCST Member Receives DARPA Award


May 1999

The New Face of Innovation; PIER Taps CCST's Fellows Program; California: A Venture Capital Leader; Hackwood Speaks to Mexican Researchers About CCST; CCST Appoints New Members; CCST To Address Education and the Workforce; SIA Announces $60 Million Semiconductor Research Project; Chris Caren Helps Foster Industry/Academic Research


January 1999

California Leads in S&T Innovation; CCST's Electronic Media Guidelines to Be Reviewed; SLAC's B-Factory Dedicated; CCST Celebrates 10th Anniversary; Paul Jennings Becomes Council Chair; CCST Makes its Mark in Sacramento; CCST Sponsors Biotech and Biomedicine Workshop; CCST Creates Fellows Directory; CCST Fellows to Review PIER Program; Council on Competitiveness to Discuss Globalization; Goodstein Receives Prestigious Teaching Award; Maxine Savitz Brings Public and Private Sector Expertise to Council


October 1998

CCST: The State's Science and Technology Academy; Caltech Earthquake Engineer to Head Council; U.S. Rep. Farr Commends CCST; Governor Praises CCST; Byer's Vision for CCST Leads to Success; California's Skilled Workforce Critical to a Technology-based Economy; CCST Develops Online Interactive Database; Gene Research Leads CCST Member to New Career


May 1998

CCST Helps Create Guidelines for Electronic Media; The "Industry" And the California Economy; CCST's Role in S&T Policy Advising; Experts to Analyze State's Research Infrastructure; New Council Members, Fellows Appointed; At Qualcomm, Learning is Only a Click Away


January 1998

CCST Hosts Workshop on Biotech in Agriculture; Fellows Program Launched at Inaugural Dinner; Fellows Asked to Advise on Water Fluoridation; CCST Discusses Higher Education Funding; Science and Tech Project Receives State Backing; Earthquake Research Center Receives NSF Funding; CCST Board Chair Spearheads UC Outreach Programs; CCST Board to Add Members from Industry


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