News

June 2, 2010

CABR Living History LIVE

Children at Pala Learning Center enjoy Living History LIVE Pala Learning Center hosted an HPWREN LIVE (Live Interactive Virtual Explorations) activity for approximately 20 elementary school children. The Learning Center provides an array of resources for the Pala Native American reservation community.

Details found at: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20100611/

May 15, 2010

TeacherTECH LIVE Workshop in San Diego

Three National Park Service Research Learning Centers collaborated with the High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network team, the San Diego Super Computer Center, and San Diego State University to host a TeacherTECH LIVE workshop.

Details found at: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20100614/

April 14, 2010

HPWREN extends the wireless network at Cabrillo National Monument

New equipment installed by HPWREN at Cabrillo National Monument will provide the capability to conduct Living History LIVE broadcasts.

Details found at: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20100414/

Please welcome the Murie Science and Learning Center and the Great Lakes Research and Education Center to the Sea to Shining Sea project. Murie SLC plans to broadcast a LIVE program segment at the May 15, 2010 TecherTech workshop, hosted by the San Diego Supercomputer Center. Great Lakes Research and Education Center is working with the Sea Grant Program to purchase equipment to broadcast LIVE programs soon.

For complete PDF versions of these project summaries, please click on the links below:

December 25, 2009

Third Sea to Shining Sea Live Interactive Virtual Explorations workshop held in Connecticut

The third Sea to Shining Sea (StSS) Live Interactive Virtual Explorations (LIVE) workshop was held on November 19, 2009 at the National Park Service's National Association for Interpretation (NAI) annual conference in Hartford, CT.

Details found at: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20091225/

April 27, 2009

From Electron Microscopes to World-Class Telescopes and Beyond: April HPWREN LIVE Activities Include UCSD Department of NanoEngineering Electron Microscope Facility, the Palomar Observatory, Birch Aquarium, and Cabrillo National Monument

A description of multiple April 2009 HPWREN LIVE activities.

Details found at: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20090427/

April 16, 2009

First Annual San Diego Science Festival Includes Several Activities with HPWREN and StSS Projects

In conjunction with the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, the HPWREN team assisted in providing a 45Mbps Internet connection throughout a portion of Balboa Park for the San Diego Science Festival's Expo Day on April 4.

Details found at: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20090416/

March 31, 2009

HPWREN and StSS Teams Participate in George Wright Society Conference in Portland

Earlier this month, the HPWREN and StSS teams demonstrated Live Interactive Virtual Explorations (LIVE) outreach activities at the 2009 George Wright Society Conference in Portland, Oregon.

Details found at: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20090331/

March 24, 2009

Initial experiments with a mobile multiple-sensor platform, using hydrology measurements

This article describes a prototype of a mobile multiple-sensor platform, that is able to utilize existing cyberinfrastructure, including for real-time hydrology data.

Details found at: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20090324/

February 12, 2009

Intern Experience -- National Park Service and San Diego State University

Kelly Lion and Sarina Cassaro are interning jointly with the National Park Service and San Diego State University. The goal of the nternship is to learn how to install and upkeep key components of a wireless sensor network that are nodes on HPWREN, specifically at the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve and the NPS Cabrillo National Monument.

Details found at: http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20090212/

February 10, 2009

Synopsis of Recent LIVE Demonstrations at Science and Education Sites Throughout the United States

In an effort to identify sites which have limited or non-existent Internet connectivity and which have unique or rare resources to share with students via Live Interactive Virtual Explorations (LIVE) distance education programs, Sea to Shining Sea (StSS) staff have met with National Park Service staff at various parks to provide an overview of the StSS project and introduce them to the equipment needed to support distance education in remote and hard to reach field locations.

Details found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/LIVE/20090210

December 19, 2008

HPWREN and StSS Teams Collaborate with Mountain Empire Middle School for Ocean Terracing LIVE

On December 1, Mountain Empire Middle School science students participated in "Ocean Terracing LIVE" with Marine Biologist Benjamin Pister at the Cabrillo National Monument intertidal area. Dr. Pister shared information regarding ocean terracing and then fielded an array of questions posed by the middle school students.

Details found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20081219/

November 22, 2008

Technology Transfer Workshop for National Park Service staff and educators led by HPWREN and SDSU Field Stations Program staff

HPWREN and SDSU Field Stations Program led a two-day Technology Transfer Workshop and Live Interactive Virtual Exploration (LIVE) backpack system training for National Park Service staff and educators. Participants learned the basics of how to plan and install a wireless system which supports LIVE distance education programs and environmental sensors.

Details found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20081122/

October 31, 2008

October LIVE Activities Include Experiments with Off-Shore ROV, Rural Science Class, and SDSC Building Dedication

The past few weeks have been busy for the HPWREN LIVE and NPS StSS teams. The applied research efforts encompassed tests involving an off-shore ROV, an experiment at a rural mountain school, and LIVE demonstrations at the San Diego Supercomputer Center's New Building Dedication.

Details found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20081031/

August 2008

Women Scientists in Action: Reuben H. Fleet Science Center Hosts HPWREN LIVE and National Park Service StSS Collaboratory Activity

Reuben H. Fleet Science Center summer campers participated on August 15 in a Sea to Shining Sea (StSS) Live Interactive Virtual Explorations (LIVE) activity between the Cabrillo National Monument intertidal area and a lecture hall at the Science Center.

Details are found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20080815/

June 2008

HPWREN Collaborates with National Park Service for the 2008 National Geographic Bioblitz Species Inventory in the Santa Monica Mountains of Southern California

The HPWREN team participated in the annual National Geographic Bioblitz Species Inventory on May 30-31 with collaborators from the National Park Service (NPS) California Mediterranean Research Learning Center, Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area, and the Cabrillo National Monument.
Event participants ranged from scientists and educators to K-12 students and general community members in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

Details are found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20080617/
The following StSS print materials were used at this event:
Sea to Shining Sea Timeline
StSS Poster and Handout:
Match the Sea Creatures with their Coastal Home

March 2008

Biscayne National Park Explores StSS Opportunities for Education and Outreach at Planning Meeting

Biscayne National Park hosted a March meeting involving a LIVE demo as well as shark tagging. Participants hailed from the HPWREN project, the National Park Service, the Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation, South Broward High School, and the University of Miami.

Details are found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20080318/

February 2008

Pala Native American Youth Explore Tidepools via HPWREN LIVE

Tidepools at the Cabrillo National Monument were enjoyed by Pala Native American youth via HPWREN LIVE in February 2008. Additional activities involved an on-site geologist and hands-on activities with southern California shells.

Details are found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20080215/

March 2007:

National Park Service exhibit at a High Tech Fair showing LIVE technology with the Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve via HPWREN

The National Park Service showcased HPWREN LIVE at a technology fair for San Diego public school youth. Students "toured" Santa Margarita Ecological Reserve from the fair - participating in real-time question/answer sessions with biologists at the hard-to-reach reserve.

Details are found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20070325/

December 2006:

Collaborative Distance Education Pilot Activity enabled by HPWREN at the Cabrillo National Monument

The LIVE backpack system was used for an experiment between the tidepools at Cabrillo National Monument in San Diego and students at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. A Remotely Operated Underwater Vehicle (ROV) was also used during the demo.

Details are found at http://hpwren.ucsd.edu/news/20061218/