Tom D. Whitaker, chairman and CEO of Motion w88 casino games login Corp., will present “Going Virtual: Medicine, Movies, Broadcast and Training” as part of a Department of Computer Science and Engineering colloquium on Friday, April 9, at noon in the Wells Fargo Auditorium of the Mathewson-IGT Knowledge Center.
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In 2005, MAC was awarded four technical achievement Oscars by the Academy of w88 casino games login Picture Arts and Sciences.
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The colloquium is part of a series jointly sponsored by the Departments of w88 casino games login Science, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
