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CALABASAS, Calif., Oct. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Technical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTSC) (NTS), a leading provider of testing and engineering services, announced today that Aaron S. Cohen, the Company's co-founder and currently its Vice Chairman and Senior Vice President, has been named "Alumnus of the Year" by UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science. Cohen will receive the award at a gala UCLA Engineering Awards Dinner Nov. 2 at the Beverly Hills...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Samueli Foundation winner Raymond Gilmartin (age 14) of South Pasadena, Calif., wins grand prize for overall STEM excellence and his study on the effect of rear spoilers on drag and lift in cars Jessika Baral (age 13) of Fremont, Calif., wins Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation and $10,000 for her aptitude for electrical engineering and project on eye muscles and peripheral vision Sponsored by Broadcom...
CARLSBAD, Calif., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a nightmare scenario: after a distinguished 40-year career playing key roles in the growth and success of a number of companies, including shepherding two very successful high tech firms from early-stage enterprises to global leaders in their industry, a senior financial executive suddenly finds himself squarely in the sights of federal prosecutors. That's what happened to former Broadcom Chief Financial Officer Bill Ruehle...
IRVINE, Calif. and WASHINGTON, Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- News Highlights: 30 U.S. middle school students awarded all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C., to compete for more than $40,000 in cash prizes on October 2 California has the most finalists, followed by Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, New York and Ohio Sponsored by Broadcom Foundation, Broadcom MASTERS inspires future scientists and engineers to stay with science and math throughout high school Broadcom...
In the fight against emerging public health threats, early diagnosis of infectious diseases is crucial. And in poor and remote areas of the globe where conventional medical tools like microscopes and cytometers are unavailable, rapid diagnostic tests, or RDTs, are helping to make disease screening quicker and simpler. RDTs are generally small strips on which blood or fluid samples are placed. Specific changes in the color of the strip, which usually occur within minutes, indicate the...
IRVINE, Calif. and WASHINGTON, Aug. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public (SSP) today announced the names of the 30 middle school finalists in the inaugural Broadcom MASTERS(TM) (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars) competition. The winners will be named on October 4 in Washington, D.C. Join the MASTERS conversation at www.facebook.com/broadcommasters. The list of participants and geographic locations is...
IRVINE, Calif. and WASHINGTON, Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public (SSP) today announced the selection of 300 middle school students as semifinalists in its first ever Broadcom MASTERS(TM) competition. The Broadcom MASTERS (Math, Applied Science, Technology, and Engineering for Rising Stars) semifinalists come from 251 middle schools across the United States with concentrations in California, Florida, Texas, Ohio and Oregon....
IRVINE, Calif., May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) today announced the election of Dr. Henry Samueli, Broadcom's co-founder and Chief Technical Officer, and Dr. Maria Klawe, President of Harvey Mudd College, to its Board of Directors. Dr. Samueli, who co-founded Broadcom in 1991, has more than 30 years of advanced engineering and leadership experience in the fields of communications systems and digital signal processing, including his role since 1985 as a...
IRVINE, Calif., March 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) today announced that the remaining defendants in the federal consolidated shareholder derivative action relating to the company's historical stock option accounting practices have entered into a settlement. Federal shareholder derivative actions were filed in 2006 by certain named shareholder plaintiffs against each of the then members of Broadcom's Board of Directors and certain current and former officers....
IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Broadcom Corporation (Nasdaq: BRCM) announced today that Dr. Arogyaswami Paulraj, who recently joined Broadcom from Beceem Communications, has been named the recipient of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers' (IEEE) Alexander Graham Bell Medal, the organization's most prestigious honor. In its award citation, the IEEE's Board of Directors said that in its efforts to recognize "exceptional achievements in our profession," Dr....
