UF Computer Science Engineering building evacuated briefly (The Gainesville Sun) The Computer Science Engineering building at the University of Florida evacuated briefly Tuesday afternoon when smoke set off fire alarms in the building. Fire alarms sound in the building south of Turlington Hall off Newell Drive at about 12:16 p.m.
Bonkers Boy Bounces Back Home (East Bay Express) Hey, remember Matthew Wilson? That wacky Rice University computer science student who took a powder, snuck into Berkeley, and started living off the land by way of table-diving leftovers at Cal cafeterias?
Bell Labs Kills Fundamental Physics Research (Wired News) Bell Labs' fundamental physics research lab, a Nobel Prize magnet for its countless contributions to computer science and technology, is shut down as its parent company shifts from basic science research to more marketable areas such as networking and nanotechnology.
Half of American Scientists To Be Awarded Are Jewish (Israel National News) (IsraelNN.com) Four Jewish scientists, including two who fled the Nazis, represent half the number of Americans to be awarded the National Medal of Science by American President George W. Bush next month. Their work has focused on cell technology, nuclear physics, computer science and biochemistry.
