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Getting to the Heart of Biometric Data
The increasing ability to track, store, and analyze biometric data has offered many possibilities for those interested…
F. Sherwood Rowland Leaves Legacy of Dedication That Goes Beyond Nobel Prize-winning Research
CCST Senior Fellow F. Sherwood Rowland, who passed away on March 10 at age 84, was known…
CSU Partners with PhysTEC to Boost California Science Teacher Production
California’s perennial shortage of qualified science teachers is nothing new. Addressing the shortage has long been a…
Inter-institutional Water Management Project Receives Partnership Award
The Federal Laboratory Consortium – Far West Region has awarded the 2011 Outstanding Partnership Award to a…
Calit2 Director Sees Healthcare on Cusp of Breakthrough
Physicist and supercomputer expert Larry Smarr is known for big, forward-thinking ideas about the future needs of…
CCST Adds New Council Member, Senior Fellows
At the February Council meeting, CCST announced its changes in membership for the new year, with Atul…
Presidential Science Advisors Benefit from CCST Policy Fellow Alum
The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) is one of very few state-level organizations in the…
Mobile Technologies Revolutionizing Biomedical Research
Mobile technologies are likely to have a profound impact on health care and biomedical research, according to…
California Teacher Advisory Council Explores Digital Education with iPad Workshop
California, the nation’s leading high-tech state in many respects, is trailing the nation when it comes to…
Board Member Bruce Darling Named Executive Officer of NAS and NRC
CCST Board member Bruce Darling, vice president for laboratory management at the University of California, has been…
Council Member Funds New Autism Institute
Parents of autistic children often have trouble finding suitable schooling and treatment providers for their children, and…
California Energy Futures Project Member Wins Fermi Award
Nobel laureate Burton Richter, a member of the CCST California’s Energy Future (CEF) team and lead author…
Former Cal TAC Member Brings Classroom Experience to Nation’s Capitol
Successful education reform, particularly in STEM disciplines, (science, technology, engineering and mathematics), has been a major concern…
Policy Fellows Bring S&T Expertise to Legislature
As 2012 gets underway, lawmakers in Sacramento are returning to confront the difficult fiscal challenges of the…
Waste-to-Energy Technologies Have Role to Play in California’s Future
The conversion of municipal waste to energy holds potentially significant environmental benefits for California, although more information…
Cell Phone Safety Study Suggests No Risk of Cancer
A major study in Denmark found no increased risks of cancer among cell phone users, suggesting that…
Space Shuttle Endeavour Officially Signed Over to California Science Center
The Space Shuttle Endeavour title transfer to the California Science Center (CSC) was finalized on Tuesday with…
‘Innovate 2 Innovation’ Envisions Resurgent California
In a not too distant California future, students experience classrooms as a rich, multimedia virtual concept instead…
California’s Energy Future: The View to 2050 Media Coverage Overview
CCST’s report California’s Energy Future – The View to 2050 was released at the end of May…
California’s Energy Future: Powering California with Nuclear Energy
A report by the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) released today examines the potential and…
Report Maps California’s Energy Future to 2050
California Council on Science and Technology Report Looks Ahead to 80 Percent Reduction in Carbon Fuel Emissions…
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