Press Release Archive
2007 News Releases
Making Buildings Safer from Nonstructural Earthquake Damage
September 25, 2007
NSF's Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation has awarded a $3.6 million grant to study the seismic performance of nonstructural ceiling-piping-partition systems, with structural engineers at the Jacobs School and Calit2 participating in the multi-campus project. Full Story
Elementary School Shakeup -- with Engineering Help
March 26, 2007
More than 1,100 fifth- and sixth-grade students from schools in Escondido and Del Mar, CA, in March 2007 participated in a unique earthquake-safety competition organized by Philip Yu, a graduate student in the Jacobs School of Engineering’s Structural Engineering Department. Full Story