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Understanding California’s Innovation Ecosystem
At the request of the State Legislature the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) proposes to…
K-6 Teachers and Classrooms Need Stronger Focus on Science
California’s elementary school teachers feel much less confident in teaching science than reading or math, and there…
California Science Center Opens New Ecosystems Exhibit
The California Science Center, a public-private partnership between the State and the California Science Center Foundation located…
CCST Senior Fellow Francisco Ayala Awarded Templeton Prize
Francisco Ayala, UC Irvine professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and a CCST senior fellow, has won…
Former CCST Board Member Nikias Named President of USC
C.L. Max Nikias has been named the next president of the University of Southern California (USC). Nikias,…
Retiring Council Member Alfonso Cardenas to Continue Work on pHIT as Senior Fellow
Often, CCST focuses on an issue over a period of years, such as that of personalized healthcare…
CalPERS Approves Partnership With CCST on pHIT
In a meeting on December 15th, the CalPERS Health Benefits Committee approved moving forward with a pilot…
Legislative Offices Welcome Inaugural Class of California S&T Policy Fellows
The first California Science and Technology Policy Fellowships have begun, placing 10 science and technology advisors to…
Innovation Key to California Space Industry
When Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShip Two rolled onto the tarmac in a theatrical blaze of lights at the…
UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering celebrates its 20th Anniversary
UC Riverside’s Bourns College of Engineering celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. As the Founding Dean, CCST’s…
CCST Places First California Science and Technology Fellows
The California Council on Science and Technology has awarded the first California Science and Technology Policy Fellowships,…
CCST Council Member Alice Huang to begin term as AAAS President
CCST Council member Alice Huang discussed science policy at the state and national level in an address…
Dept. of State Names CCST Board Member Bruce Alberts Science and Technology Envoy
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced new initiatives to bolster science and technology collaboration with Muslim communities…
NASA at 50
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) turned fifty last year, and the space agency is both…
Senior Fellow Gutiérrez Works to Send Policy Fellows to Sacramento
CCST Senior Fellow Carlos Gutiérrez has long been known for providing opportunities for students to experience career…
Looking Ahead: Mapping Energy Demand in 2050
California has two ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The first, proposed by Governor Schwarzenegger…
Making Space Travel Good Business
As NASA looks back on 50 years of space exploration, Elon Musk is looking ahead to life…
CSI-Net Gains Director, Moves Forward
The movement to improve science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in the Golden State took an…
Budget Cuts Impact Schools, Say Cal TAC members
The infusion of funds from ARRA promises some relief for the strained California education budget, but the…
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Funds Impacting California
The federal stimulus package enacted earlier this year is intended to jumpstart the economy and provide support…
Fifty years of NASA in California
When the first human-made satellite was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, aeronautic research and development…
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