JMIE In The News
A compilation of how JMIE people and programs have been represented in the news media.
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6/3/2008
Author And Innovation Expert Andrew Hargadon To Deliver Niweek 2008
Centre Daily
Andrew Hargadon, the director of the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Energy Efficiency Center at UC Davis, will deliver the closing keynote address at NIWeek 2008, the premier event for graphical system design.
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6/3/2008
Pedestrian Gawkers Are Making The Big Fix The Biggest Show In Town
The Sacramento Bee
Patricia Mokhtarian, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Davis, says while not as momentous as the building of an icon, transportation is important to every resident. John Theobald, a lecturer in the communications department at UC Davis, likened the recent wave of I-5 onlookers to the when people flocked to Southern California overpasses to see O.J. Simpson fleeing from police.
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6/2/2008
Vehicle Exhaust Is Biggest Pollutant
The Post and Courier
This article cites a formula created by researchers at the John Muir Institute of the Environment at the University of California, Davis, in order to calculate of toxic chemicals emitted by local vehicles.
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6/2/2008
'Large Shifts In Behavior' During Commutes Create New Problems
San Jose Mercury News
Chris Knittel, an associate professor of economics at UC Davis, states that the recent spike in gas prices has been accompanied by large shifts in consumer behavior, owing perhaps in part to the amount of time consumers expect the high prices to stay. Knittel says that "compared to previous times, consumers now appear convinced that
these prices are here to stay."
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5/30/2008
High Diesel Costs Have Shippers Weighing Options
The Thepacker
Dan Sumner, a professor of agricultural economics at UC Davis, states that an important unanswered concern for the agriculture market is if recent cost spikes represent industry shifts or short-term "bubbles" formed by speculation.
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5/28/2008
$4 Gas May Be A Real Bargain
The Press Democrat
Chris Knittel, an economist at UC Davis, states that slackened demand will take the pressure off of California oil refineries, which have been working overtime in light of the recent gas price surge. Such a decrease in demand may keep gas prices steady over the coming months.
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5/26/2008
Program May Stall Push For Cleaner Cars
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Dan Sperling, a transportation specialist at UC Davis, states that automakers may be pushed to develop additional green technologies due to market forces, as high gas prices are forcing consumers to shop around for high-mileage and alternate fuel vehicles.
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5/18/2008
3-wheel Car Leans Toward Future - Ventureone, Planned For 2010, Gets
The Sacramento Bee
Dan Sperling, director of the Institute of Transportation Studies at UC Davis, states that the upcoming VentureOne three wheeled vehicle is "a little sporty, it's fuel-efficient, it's fun, so there's clearly a market for it -- the question is how large."
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5/15/2008
Lake Tahoe: Water Clarity Improves For First Time In 40 Years
Land Letter
Researchers at the UC Davis Tahoe Enviornmental Research Center have found that Lake Tahoe's clarity has improved for the first time since records began to be kept. Scientists credit the increase on new soil-erosion controls and zoning regulations.
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5/14/2008
Scientists: Lake Tahoe Is Becoming Less Murky
KCBS-AM
Research presented by the UC Davis Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center is discussed on this radio program. Scientists say that restrictions on land use and control over erosion may have helped make the famed waters of Lake Tahoe slightly clearer.
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