Announcements, Events, & News: January 2011

The New York Times covering the decision of Apple chief executive Steven Jobs to take a third medical leave, announced that Timothy D. Cook, AL A ’82, will take over day-to-day operations.

Mr. Cook is currently chief operating officer at Apple and has been with the company since 1998. Read the full article to learn more about Mr. Cook

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The California Psi Chapter of Tau Beta Pi, at the University of California, San Diego, is hosting “Tau Beta Pi Tech Talks: General Atomics.”

The title of the talk is “Transforming Outer Space into the Laboratory.” The main speaker will be Dr. Brent Blue from General Atomics. The co-host for the event is Dr. Richard Rothschild from the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences. Click here for more information or contact CA Y chapter president Akshay Chaudhari, CA Y 2012.

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An update on the plans for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to become a clean-energy city. The AP reports that although the project’s goals have seen recent shifts, the government continues to back the Masdar initiative.

The Masdar Institute is playing a lead role in the initiative led by the dean, Marwan K. Khraisheh (WA B ’91).
In the article, Dr. Khraisheh says, “The commitment is not only to the center, but to the entire move towards a knowledge-based economy and a diversification of the economy.”

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