HPWREN frequently publishes on-line news stories and often discusses activities and findings with media representatives. The following list outlines the majority of local, regional, national, and niche press coverage to date.
2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000
Dr. Dobb's Networks for Science and Society: March 12, 2008
Questions and Answers with Hans-Werner Braun
http://www.ddj.com/hpc-high-performance-computing/206903131
AccuWeather.com: February 15, 2008
San Diego Snow
http://www.accuweather.com/news-blogs.asp?blog=clark&date=2008-02-15_22:36
Terra Earth - News About Planet Earth: November 9, 2007
University's High-tech Tools Helped Combat Wildfires
http://www.terradaily.com/reports/University_High_Tech_Tools_Helped_Combat_Wildfires_999.html
Newswise: November 7, 2007
University's High-tech Tools Helped Combat Wildfires
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/535215/
Buzztracker: November 5, 2007
Wireless Cameras Captured California Wildfires
http://www.buzztracker.com/permalink/512/49660972/Wireless-Cameras-Captured-California-Wildfires
Technocrat: November 5, 2007
Wireless Cameras Captured California Wildfires
http://technocrat.net/d/2007/11/5/30003
Softpedia: November 2007
High-tech Tools Help Combat Wildfires
http://news.softpedia.com/news/High-tech-Tools-Help-Fight-Wildfires-70360.shtml
Interest Alert: November 2007
University's High-tech Tools Helped Combat Wildfires
http://interestalert.com/story/11070006aaa073e0.nw/siteia/CALIFORN/california.html
Officer Outlook: November 1, 2007
Digital Eyes Drive California Wild Fire Fight
http://www.officeroutlook.com/news/Science/2042.htm
Supercomputing Online: October 31, 2007
Digital Eyes in the Sky Aid San Diego Firefighters
http://www.supercomputingonline.com/article.php?sid=14652
KNBC Los Angeles:October 30, 2007
UCSD Releases Time-Lapse Video of Harris Fire
http://www.knbc.com/news/14462112/detail.html
ACM Tech News: October 30, 2007
Digital Eyes in the Sky Play Key Role in Battling Flames in Southern California
http://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2007-11-nov/nov-05-2007.html
HPCWire: October 30, 2007
Digital Eyes in the Sky Aid San Diego Firefighters
http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/1863939.html
PhysOrg: October 30, 2007
Digital Eyes in the Sky Play Key Role in Battling Flames in Southern California
http://www.physorg.com/news112984755.html
California Green Solutions: October 30, 2007
Wireless Digital Photography Plays Key Role in Battling Flames in Southern California
http://www.californiagreensolutions.com/cgi-bin/gt/tpl.h,content=1323
Scientific Frontline: October 30, 2007
Digital Eyes in the Sky Play Key Role in Battling Flames in Southern California
http://www.sflorg.com/comm_center/tech/p145_02.html
NBC San Diego: October 29, 2007
Birth of a Firestorm
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/14452181/detail.html?dl=mainclick
MSNBC: October 29, 2007
Birth of a Firestorm
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21535285
NBC San Diego: October 29, 2007
NBC San Diego News at 4:30pm: Live Interview
http://archive.hpwren.ucsd.edu/Fires/20071029-KMBonNBC/
San Diego News Roundup: October 29, 2007
Birth of a Firestorm
http://www.sandiego.com/the-news/external-rss/birth-of-a-firestorm/
San Diego Union Tribune: October 23, 2007
Wildfire Photos
http://signonsandiego.lamphost.net/wildfires2007/1193182240_G
Wireless Watch Community: October 22, 2007
California Wildfires Networked
http://www.wireless-watch.com/2007/10/22/california-wildfires-networked/
Daily Wireless: October 22, 2007
California Wildfires Networked
http://www.dailywireless.org/2007/10/22/california-wildfires-networked/
San Diego Union Tribune: September 13, 2007 (web version)
More than 1,000 firefighters tackle Pine fire
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20070913-0900-bn13update2.html
CENIC Today: August 3, 2007
Automated Planet Finder to Begin Searching the Skies for New Earths at Lick Observatory
http://www.cenic.org/publications/cenictoday/ctv10_6.html
Live Science: May 25, 2007
Behind the Scenes: The Evolution of California Firefighting
http://www.livescience.com/environment/070525_fire_fight.html
FedTech: May 2007
IT Across the Navajo Nation
http://www.fedtechmagazine.com/article.asp?item_id=277
Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education: Spring 2007
Navajo Technical College Takes Internet to Hogans
https://tribalcollegejournal.org/themag/backissues/spring07/spring07oc.htm
Mobile Radio Technology: April 2007 (web version)
It's Wild Out There
http://mrtmag.com/networks_and_systems/mag/radio_wild/
Mobile Radio Technology: April 2007 (print version)
It's Wild Out There
http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/info/clips/images/0407.pdf
Denver Post: March 1, 2007 (web version)
Tech tidal wave heads toward tribe
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_5326782
Denver Post: March 1, 2007 (print version)
Tech tidal wave heads toward tribe
http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/info/clips/images/0307.jpg
Interest! Alert: February 2007
HPWREN Live Interactive Virtual Explorations of Remote Science Sites
http://interestalert.com/story/02210000aaa05686.nw/siteia/HELTHSCI/health/science.html
Newswise: February 2007
HPWREN Live Interactive Virtual Explorations of Remote Science Sites
http://newswise.com/articles/view/527508/
HPCWire: August 18, 2006
High Performance Wireless Network Aids Astronomers
http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/801721.html
UCSD News: August 11, 2006
UCSD?s Supercomputer Center Helps Palomar Share Its Cosmic Discoveries: Collaboration between Cal Tech?s Observatory and HPWREN Allows ?Astronomical? Bandwidths for Distributing Research
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/newsrel/science/palomar06.asp
SpaceRef.com: August 10, 2006
NSF-Funded Wireless Network Leads Palomar Observatory Astronomers to Major Discoveries
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=20584
Caltech Media Relations: August 10, 2006
NSF-Funded Wireless Network Leads Palomar Observatory Astronomers to Major Discoveries
http://pr.caltech.edu/media/Press_Releases/PR12884.html
GridToday: August 7, 2006
SDSC Team Backs Firefighters in Recent Wildfires
http://www.gridtoday.com/grid/777631.html
HPCWire: August 3, 2006
SDSC Team Backs Firefighters in Recent 'Horse' Wildfires
http://www.hpcwire.com/hpc/776371.html
Physorg.com: August 3, 2006
San Diego supercomputer team backs firefighters in recent 'Horse' wildfires
http://www.physorg.com/news73827413.html
Newswise: August 2, 2006
Supercomputer Team Backs Firefighters in Recent "Horse" Wildfires
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/522463/
Eurekalert.org: August 2, 2006
San Diego supercomputer team backs firefighters in recent 'Horse' wildfires
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-08/uoc--sds080206.php
Technology News Daily: August 2006
Pluto and the Tenth Planet
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/4072
ZZN Magazine: August 2006
Supercomputer Center Helps Palomar Share its Cosmic Discoveries
http://www.interestalert.com/story/siteia.shtml?Story=st/sn/
08120000aaa05c6f.nw&Sys=zzn&Type=News&Filter=Health/Science&Fid=HELTHSCI
Science Daily: July 31, 2006
Communications Team Erects Lifeline for Firefighters Battling California
Wildfires
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/07/060731113650.htm
Officer Outlook: July 30, 2006
VoIP Aides California Wildfires Battle: Researchers bridge command post to the Internet within 24 hours of emergency call
http://www.officeroutlook.com/news/Science/1387.htm
KUSI News: July 28, 2006
Mountain Camera Catches Horse Fire Growth
http://www.kusi.com/home/3450531.html
Softpedia: July 28, 2006
Communications Team Erects Lifeline for Firefighters Battling California
Wildfires
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Communications-Team-Erects-Lifeline-for-Firefighters-Battling-California-Wildfires-31288.shtml
NBC San Diego: July 28, 2006
Time-Lapse Cam Shows Wildfire Grow: Control of Horse Fire Expected Over Weekend
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/9590923/detail.html
San Diego Union Tribune's Sign On San Diego: July 27, 2006
Lyons Peak Horse fire video
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/multimedia/horsefire/20060727-horsefire.html
Bright Surf: The Resource for Science Information: July 27, 2006
Communications team erects lifeline for firefights battling California
wildfires
http://www.brightsurf.com/news/headlines/25584/Communications_team_erects
_lifeline_for_firefighters_battling_California_wildfires.html
Center for Native American Public Radio: July 27, 2006
Indian Telecommunications Initiatives Regional Workshop and Roundtable in
San Diego
http://www.cnapr.org/announcements_roundtable.shtml
Eurekalert.org: July 27, 2006
Communications team erects lifeline for firefighters battling California
wildfires
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-07/nsf-cte072706.php
Newswise: July 27, 2006
Communications Team Erects Lifeline for Firefighters Battling California
Wildfires
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/522277/
Science Blog: July 2006
Communications Team Erects Lifeline for Firefighters Battling CA Wildfires
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/communications-team-erects-lifeline-for-firefighters-battling-ca-wildfires-11157.html
Pittsburgh's Wireless Community: June 22, 2006
Solar-powered Solstice
http://www.pghwireless.net/aggregator/categories/1?page=5
MobileVillage: March 3, 2006
Wireless network provides critical link in battle to control California wildfire
Astrobiology Magazine: July 31, 2005
Tenth Planet
Computerworld: May 9, 2005
Mobile/Wireless highlights from around the Web: Using WiFi against wildfires
CNet: January 20, 2005
Worried about Wi-Fi security?
ZDNet Asia: January 20, 2005
Worried about Wi-Fi security?
ZDNet News: January 19, 2005
Worried about Wi-Fi security?
What's New in National Center for High Performance Computing: January 11, 2005
Digital Taiwan, Sustainable Formosa ? Long-Term Ecological Observation Grid in Taiwan
San Diego Union Tribune: November 8, 2004
High Flying Firefighting: Remote-camera surveillance gives crews a bird's-eye view of wildfires
HPCWire: October 1, 2004
SDSC Awarded Four NSF Information Technology Research Grants: Integration and Analysis of Reliable Networking for Remote Science, Education and First Responders
Fresh News: September 30, 2004
Hooking Up Scientists to Ocean Sensors Leads List of NSF Information Technology Research Projects Awarded to UC San Diego
New Scientist Jobs: The Insider: July 9, 2004
A wireless revolution
San Diego Channel 10: October 31, 2003
Camera Catches Cedar Fire From Start
Southwest Hydrology: September/October 2003
Meeting the Challenges of Real-time Data Transport and Integration
Nature Conservancy Magazine: Fall 2003
Keeping Track of the Field - from the Office: New Wireless Network Allows Scientists Close Scrutiny from Afar
New Technology Week: August 4, 2003
Firefighters Combat Wildfire with Data Proven in Calif., Wireless Networks could be Key First Responder Tool
Supercomputing Online: July 28, 2003
HPWREN Provides Data Connectivity for Remote Wildfire Operations Site
EurekAlert: July 28, 2003
Wireless network provides critical link in battle to control California?s Coyote Wildfire
Supercomputing Online: July 14, 2003
San Diego Sheriff's Department Connects to HPWREN
Higher Learning: May/June 2003 (pages 17-18)
Projects: High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network
USA Today: April 17, 2003
Wi-Fi could let Iraq skip steps to leap into broadband
Media 52: April 06, 2003
Teachers study state parks from afar
GRIDToday: March 17, 2003
Ecology-Grid Contributes to Taiwan's Outdoors
Tapei Times: March 10, 2003
Keeping tabs on nature
San Diego Free Press: February 13, 2003
The Department of Homeland Surveillance: University Life
Daily Wireless: February 2, 2003
San Diego's 45Mbps Network
Smart Computing: February 2003
Internet in the Middle of Nowhere?
Windows and .NET Magazine: January 30, 2003
GPRS Moving Violation?
Department of Energy Science News: January 27, 2003
Best Rookie Year Ever for a Supernova Search Facility
GlobalTechnoscan: January 15, 2003
Wireless network boosts supernova search to stellar first year
Grid Today: January 13, 2003
Wireless Grid Boosts Supernova Search to Stellar First Year
Supercomputing Online: January 10, 2003
Wireless Network Boosts Supernova Search To Stellar First Year
Innovations Report: January 8, 2003
Wireless Network Boosts Supernova Search to Stellar First Year
Spacehike.com: January 8, 2003
Wireless Network Boosts Supernova Search to Stellar First Year
Wireless Review: January 1, 2003 (web version)
Todd Hansen, Network Engineer, HPWREN
Wireless Review: January 1, 2003 (print version)
Todd Hansen, Network Engineer, HPWREN
NetStumbler: December 27, 2002
FCC reduces power on 72-mile WLAN link
Investor's Business Daily: December 6, 2002
Researcher Pushes Wi-Fi's Limits
Enterprise Information Technology Services Weekly News: December 5, 2002
Complaints lead to power reduction on WLAN link
ComputerWorld: November 21, 2002
Agency reduces power on 72-mile WLAN link
Australian IT: November 19, 2002
Solar power expands broadband
SKYBroadband Newsletter November 19, 2002
High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network, or HPWREN brings Broadband to Remote Locales
Rambler Ferra (Russian magazine): November 18, 2002
WLAN- connection/compound to 112 kilometers
UK/Ireland Yahoo News: November 18, 2002
Wireless network spans 72 miles
ComputerWorld: November 18, 2002 (web version)
Research Center Installs 72-Mile WLAN
ComputerWorld: November 18, 2002 (print version)
Research Center Installs 72-Mile WLAN
SolarAccess.com: Renewable Energy News: November 18, 2002
Solar Helps Connect Remote Reservations
Internet Weekly Report: November 18, 2002
New Tech Taps Solar Power To Deliver Broadband
Mobile Commerce Net: Mobile Industry Watch: November 17, 2002
WLAN reaches 72 miles to San Clemente Island
Nordic Wireless Watch: November 17, 2002
WLAN reaches 72 miles to San Clemente Island
PC World New Zealand: November 14, 2002
San Diego wireless net installs 116km 2.4GHz link
Netstumbler: November 13, 2002
San Diego wireless net installs 72-mile 2.4-GHz link
Daily Wireless: November 13, 2002
A 72 mile Wi-Fi Shot
Moloch Industry News: November 13, 2002
Now I want my landlord to let me put up a dish
BroadbandReports.com November 13, 2002
Wireless Ingenuity in San Diego: Supercomputer center pushes technological barriers
Slashdot: News for Nerds: November 13, 2002
Remote Feed: 72-Mile 802.11b Link
Weekly Clean Energy Roundup: November 13, 2002
U.S. Navy Dedicates a 750-Kilowatt Solar Power System
Smart Mobs: November 13, 2002
Solar-powered wireless broadband smart spaces
MacCentral: November 13, 2002
San Diego wireless net installs 72-mile 2.4-GHz link
ACM News Service: Tech News: November 13, 2002
New Tech Taps Solar Power to Deliver Broadband
SiliconValley.com: Inside the Tech Economy: November 13, 2002
Every barcalounger a smart space
The T Sector: November 12, 2002
New Tech Taps Solar Power to Deliver Broadband
California Solar Center E-Clips: November 12, 2002
Solar Power Used to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas (UC San Diego)
SpeedGuide.net: The Broadband Source: November 12, 2002
New Tech Taps Solar Power To Deliver Broadband
NewsFactor Network: Tech Innovation and Discovery November 12, 2002
New Tech Taps Solar Power To Deliver Broadband
Yahoo News: November 12, 2002
New Tech Taps Solar Power To Deliver Broadband
ComputerWorld: November 12, 2002
San Diego Wireless Net Installs 72-mile 2.4-GHz Link
BroadbandReports.com November 12, 2002
Solar Powered Broadband: Getting broadband to the rural have-nots
BoingBoing: A Directory of Wonderful Things: November 12, 2002
San Diego researchers develop solar-powered wireless broadband network
Alternative Power Magazine: November 8, 2002
Solar Power Used to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas
Solarbuzz: Solar Energy News Center: November 5, 2002
Solar Power Used to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas
Cosmiverse Tech News: November 5, 2002
Solar Power Used to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas
Media 52: November 5, 2002
Solar energy powers broadband in rural areas
Newswise: November 5, 2002
Solar Power Used to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas
Wireless Dispatch: November 2002
NSF-funded Research Project Uses Solar Power to Extend
Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas
San Diego Technology News: October 8, 2002
NSF-funded Research Project Uses Solar Power to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas
Wireless Design Online: September 2002
NSF-funded Research Project Uses Solar Power to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas
Wireless Networks Online: September 2002
NSF-funded Research Project Uses Solar Power to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas
RF GlobalNet News for RF Professionals: September 2002
NSF-funded Research Project Uses Solar Power to Extend Broadband Internet Access into Remote Areas
San Diego Union Tribune: July 21, 2002 (web version)
Researching Mother Nature from afar
San Diego Union Tribune: July 21, 2002 (print version)
Researching Mother Nature from afar (.jpg or .pdf)
Telephony: June 3, 2002 (web version)
Tribal Gathering
Telephony: June 2, 2002 (print version)
Tribal Gathering
Toggle News: June 2002
I Communicate Therefore I Am
San Diego Union Tribune: April 28, 2002
Tribal Transformation
San Diego Union Tribune: April 17, 2002
Internet links students on Pala reservation to tutors at UCSD
First Monday: January 7, 2002
Object Lessons: Towards an Educational Theory of Technology
San Diego Reader: January 3, 2002
Native Bytes
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Nuts 'n Volts: November 2001
Reader Feedback (.jpg or .pdf)
MPulse: A Cooltown Magazine: October 13, 2001
Blazing a Trail Across the Digital Divide
Tech Learning: October 2, 2001
High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network Performs
Wireless Web: October 2001
Wireless Internet Reaches Remote Locations
Transfert: October 2001
Les indiens sur le sentier du Web (.jpg or .pdf)
Bits and Bytes: South Jersey Computer Club News October 2001
I Communicate, Therefore I Am)
Digital Divide Network: September 24, 2001
Native Networking Trends: Wireless Broadband Networks
Slashdot: News for Nerds: September 21, 2001
Wireless Networks to Native Reservations
Benton Foundation's Policy and Practice, The Digital Beat: September 20, 2001
Native Networking Trends: Wireless Broadband Networks
The Cosmic Mirror: September 11, 2001
Palomar Observatory receives high-speed network connectivity via HPWREN
Philadelphia Area Computer Society News: September 2001
I Communicate Therefore I Am
Cabazon Circle: September 2001
University Project Networks Indian Reservations (.jpg or .pdf)
Supercomputing Online: August 27, 2001
HPWREN Backbone Expands to Red Mountain and Mount Soledad
Geek.com: August 21, 2001
Broadband helps protect the Earth
Newswise: August 21, 2001
Palomar Observatory Receives 45 Mbps Wireless Connectivity
Tek Central: August 20, 2001
Palomar Observatory Receives High-Speed Network Connectivity Via HPWREN
San Diego Union Tribune: August 7, 2001
Tribes connect to campuses, one another
Supercomputing Online: August 6, 2001
HPWREN PI Testifies Before House Committee on Science
iKnowledge: August 1, 2001
Palomar Observatory Receives High-Speed Network Connectivity Via HPWREN: Near-Earth Asteroid and Supernova Researchers Reap Benefits
Online Learning Magazine: July/August 2001
Solar-powered Internet access? (.jpg or .pdf)
nbc4.com: June 2001
Next Generation Net
Wired News: May 21, 2001
IT Rejuvenating the Reservation
Educational Cyberplayground: April 2001
Wireless Internet to Native American Reservations
Nuts 'n Volts: April 2001
Computers and Networking: Wireless Internet Reaches Native American Tribes via Solar-Powered Net (.jpg or .pdf)
Julian News: March 7, 2001
Warner Springs High Students Install Wireless Internet (.jpg or .pdf)
High Country Journal: March 1, 2001
Warner School District Collaborates with UC San Diego to Receive Wireless Internet (.jpg or .pdf)
Information Warfare News: February 24, 2001
Research Network Brings Wireless Internet to Native American Reservations
Giga.de: February 16, 2001
US-Pr?sident k?rzt F?rderprogramme
Heise Online: February 16, 2001
Tele-Learning in Indianerreservaten
Popular Technologies: February 15, 2001
Wireless Internet to Native American Reservations
Science Daily: February 13, 2001
Research Network Brings Wireless Internet to Native American Reservations
sciencenews.com: February 10, 2001
Research Network Brings Wireless Internet to Native American Reservations
newswise.com: February 9, 2001
Wireless Internet to Native American Reservations
eurekalert!: February 8, 2001
Research Network Brings Wireless Internet to Native American Reservations
Canku Ota: January 27, 2001
School to give Net access to tribes
North County Times: January 22, 2001
School to give Net access to tribes
Wired News: January 15, 2001
The Net Comes to Native Americans
Primeur Online: January 2, 2001
HPWREN provides seismologists with improved data collection and distribution methods
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Indian Country Today: November 1, 2000
American Indians try to bridge 'digital divide'
Native American News: October 28, 2000
UC San Diego Wireless Network Project Collaborates with Pala Band of Indians for Education Opportunities
Wired News: October 27, 2000
Tribe Gets High-Speed Connection
HPWREN is also frequently featured in the San Diego Supercomputer Center's Online magazine.
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