Print Media

Nature, "World View: Brick by Brick" (May 5, 2010)
Allianz Knowledge, "Natural Disasters: Preventable Deaths" (March 5, 2010)
Washington Post, "The Deadly Plates Under the World's Megacities" (February 23, 2010)
Le Monde, "Catastrophes et pauvreté, la double peine," (January 22, 2010)
The Assam Tribune, "Seismic Activity" (January 18, 2010)
The Guardian (UK), "The Haiti quake must not be dismissed as an 'act of God'" (January 14, 2010)
New York Times, "Turning Schools From Death Traps Into Havens" (May 27, 2008)
New York Times, "Earthquake in China Highlights the Vulnerability of Schools in Many Countries" (May 14, 2008)
Maclean's Magazine "When B.C. gets hit" (May 16, 2005)
Delhi Newsline "CM's (Chief Minister's) Office to be Quake-resistant" (April 28, 2005)
JO (Jordan) Magazine "When the Earth Moves" (March 2005)
The Chronicle of Philanthropy "Learning the Lessons of Disaster" (Jan. 20, 2005)
The Chronicle of Philanthropy "Learning the Lessons of Disaster" (Jan. 20, 2005)
The New Republic "Rising Tide" (Jan. 17, 2005)
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Preventive Steps Could Make World's Next Disaster Less Painful" (Jan. 9, 2005)
La Presse "Un fossé sismique sépare riches et pauvres" [A Seismic Gap Separates Rich and Poor] (Jan. 4, 2005)
International Herald Tribune "Disasters Ahead May Be Worse" (Jan. 3, 2005)
The New York Times "The Future of Calamity" (Jan. 2, 2005)
The Washington Post "The Tidal Wave That Touches Our Safe Shore" (Dec. 30, 2004)
The Washington Post "When Disaster Strikes" (Dec. 27, 2004)
The Vancouver Sun "450,000 B.C. Kids Face Quake Danger in Schools" (Aug. 4, 2004)
San Jose Mercury News "Shaky Ground" (May 25, 2004)
San Francisco Chronicle "Experts Find Fault With Miniseries" (April 30, 2004)
The Times of India "When the Ground Beneath Your Feet Shakes" (April 16, 2004)
La Stampa "Terremoti Uguali, Drammi Diversi" [Similar Earthquakes, Dissimilar Destruction] Feb. 18, 2004)
U.S. News & World Report "Aftershock" (Jan. 12, 2004)
The Washington Post "Quake Disasters Can Be Prevented" Opinion (Dec. 30, 2003)
Science News "On Shifting Ground" (Aug. 23, 2003)
Los Angeles Times "Comparing Earthquakes Aids Scientists" (May 24, 2003)
Ventura County Star "Deadliest Quake Grows More Likely" (May 2, 2003)
The Knoxville News Sentinel "Killer Quake Probable in Next Century" (May 1, 2003)
Gentry "Foundations for the Future" (May 2003)
India Currents "Natural Hazards" (May 2003)
San Francisco Chronicle Magazine "On Solid Ground: Brian Tucker Makes It His Business to Assess Cities' Earthquake Scenarios" (April 6, 2003)
Civil Engineering Magazine "U.S. Group Begins Seismic Assessment of Cities in India, Central Asia" (Feb. 2003)
Pomona College Magazine "Outsmarting Disaster" (Winter 2002)
San Mateo County Times "Group Helps Quake-Prone Nations Retrofit for Safety" (Dec. 30, 2002)
IndiaWest "Bay Area NGO to Help Indian Cities Prepare for Quakes" (Dec. 20, 2002)
Silicon Valley Biz Ink "MacArthur Fellow Helping to Shake Things Up" (Dec. 13, 2002)
Science "Bracing for the Shocks Of the Future" (Nov. 8, 2002)
Chronicle of Philanthropy "On Solid Ground" (Oct. 31, 2002)
Palo Alto Weekly "Palo Altan Gets $500,000 to Save World from Earthquakes" (Sept. 27, 2002)
USA Today "The Smart Money is on These 24 MacArthur Grant Winners" (Sept. 25, 2002)
New York Times "Winners of MacArthur Grants Announced (Sept. 25, 2002)
Los Angeles Times "Eight Californians Win MacArthur Fellowships" (Sept. 25, 2002)
Chronicle of Philanthropy "MacArthur Foundation Names 24 New Fellows" (Sept. 25, 2002)
San Francisco Chronicle "Genius Award for Refrigerator Man, 2nd Bay Area Winner Helps Prevent Quake Damage" (Sept. 25, 2002)
San Jose Mercury News "Reward for Genius" (Sept. 25, 2002)
Oakland Tribune "2 Bay Area Scientists Awarded $500,000" (Sept. 25, 2002)
San Mateo County Times "Stanford Seismologist, S.F. Scientist among 24 "Genius" Grant Winners" (Sept. 25, 2002)
Contra Costa Times "Two in Bay Area Named MacArthur Genuises" (Sept. 25, 2002)
Chronicle of Philanthropy "MacArthur Foundation Names 24 New Fellows" (Sept. 25, 2002)
The New York Times "Study Predicts Worse Quakes in Himalayas" (Aug. 28, 2001)
San Jose Mercury News "Palo Alto Group Says Know-How for Safe, Cheap Buildings Already Exists" (Feb. 7, 2001)
San Jose Mercury News "Chilling Quake Threat Haunts L.A." (Dec. 15, 1999)
San Jose Mercury News "Quake Experts Headed to Columbia" (Feb. 15, 1999).