UC Berkeley chosen to host new computing center

New York Times : The University of California, Berkeley, has been chosen to host a new computer science center. Established by the Simons Foundation, the $60 million facility will host “top computer theorists and researchers from around the globe ⦠to explore the mathematical foundations of computer science and extend them to tackle challenges in fields as diverse as mathematics, health care, climate modeling, astrophysics, genetics, economics, and business,” according to a press release . The new Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing is scheduled to begin operations in July, with its first scientific programs starting in January 2013.