In an effort to improve the quality of health communication and health journalism in Los Angeles and across the country, The California Endowment has awarded two …  at the University of Southern California. The awards include a $3.5 million grant over three years to the USC Annenberg / California …

…  Regents meets on November 18 at UC San Francisco and has indicated the possibility of a vote on the proposal at this meeting. “The UC system is the premiere network of learning institutions in this …

…  has opened a Tokyo office. The company has also been retained by the Okinawa Institute for Science and Technology (OIST) to help design a new …

…  among natural phenomena - they affect virtually everything within a region, from massive buildings and bridges, down to the furnishings within …

…  updated with more than 50% new material, including new chapters on video networking and digital television systems in the USA and Europe. Previous edition: …

…  singular resource covering cutting-edge information and research in the exploding field of optomechanical …

This unique handbook compiles essential information on the theory, regulation, analysis, and design for the …  of seismically safe structures throughout the world in one comprehensive volume. The book begins with a section covering the fundamentals of earthquake engineering, …

New tables in this edition cover lasers, radiation, cryogenics, ultra-sonics, …  high-vacuum techniques, eutectic alloys, and organic and inorganic surface coating. Another major addition is expansion of the sections on engineering …

As the demand for safe, nutritious, convenient foods continues to rise, and the capabilities of molecular biology and nutritional biochemistry continue to expand, the need for up-to-date engineering information becomes ever …

A particularly useful reference for those in math, science, engineering, and other technical fields. Includes the most-frequently used formulas, …