California Nanosystems Institute - Celebrating a Decade of DiscoveryOn Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute celebrated its 10 year anniversary. Honored guest, former Governor Gray Davis, who enabled the creation of CNSI and the network of California Institutes for Science and Innovation (Cal ISI), along with Chancellor Gene Block and CNSI Director Paul S. Weiss commemorated the center's founding with a plaque dedicated to Governor Davis. Other attendees included, Josh Green, general partner of venture-capital firm Mohr Davidow, and Alex Fay, Director of the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Economic and Business Policy, offered their congratulations. Both expressed their appreciation for CNSI's role in stimulating the local economy. Gene BlcokChancellor of the University of California Los AngelesGray DavisFormer California GovernorJosh GreenGeneral partner of venture-capital firm Mohr DavidowAlex FayDirector of the Los Angeles Mayor's Office of Economic and Business PolicyPaul WeissDirector, California Nanosystems Institute |