Archive for February, 2012
SAIC’s New CEO, Michigan Republican Primary, and Travels Around San Diego
3 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster February 24th, 2012 in Politics, SAIC, San Diego.Although there is much going on right now, the big news this week is that SAIC has named a new CEO. On March 1st, John Jumper, who is a former U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff and has served on SAIC’s board since 2007, will take the company’s reins. Although I have never met him, […]
University of Michigan Gift
12 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster February 17th, 2012 in Employee Ownership, Entrepreneurship, Technology.As you by know by now, the University of Michigan holds a very special place in my life and in my heart. My father — who was a graduate of the College of Engineering — would drive us out to Ann Arbor on weekends to visit my aunt Jessie. I was very impressed with the […]
Nuclear Reactors, Women in Combat, and Improving Economy
4 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster February 14th, 2012 in Energy, Politics, Technology.I was pleased to read that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission has recently approved the construction of two new power-generating nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro, Georgia. It is hard for me to believe that these are the first new reactors approved by the government since 1978. That has been quite a dry spell for […]
Adapting Our Defenses, Facebook IPO
4 Comments Published by Dr. Beyster February 4th, 2012 in Government.Although I am not an oceanographer, I have enjoyed many discussions on the topic of the oceans and global warming with my longtime friend Walter Munk from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography here in La Jolla. It was with these discussions in mind that I recently read an interesting article written by Raphael Sagarin, a […]