The Bright Futures Scholars in their graduation gowns. [Photo: Quality of Life Center, Inc.] Graduation is over and the Bright Futures Scholars have been graduated and joined the community, displaying the leadership skills gained from the Quality of Life Brigh... More »
The Senate Education Committee today advanced two higher education bills authored by Assemblymember Anthony Portantino (D – La Cañada Flintridge). The bills are designed to continue Portantino’s efforts for reform and accountability. AB 2 Higher Ed Accoun... More »
Students from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) won a large number of awards this spring, including a Fulbright grant, a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, three Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans, two Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships, a ... More »
Elliot Meyerowitz, a plant genetics and developmental biology expert at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), has been awarded one of 15 five-year, $5 million grants for fundamental plant science research. The awards were made by the Howard Hughes ... More »
This image of comet Hartley 2 was taken as NASA’s EPOXI mission flew by around 6:59 a.m. PDT (9:59 a.m. EDT), from a distance of about 435 miles (700 kilometers). [Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UMD ] Comet Hartley 2’s hyperactive state, as studied by NASA’s EPOXI ... More »
The board of directors of Professional Business Bank, a Pasadena-based bank that serves business customers in the San Gabriel Valley, has named James B. Jones as board chairman. Jones has been a member of the board of directors for the past two years and is ex... More »
Laurie Sowd has been named vice president for operations at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens. Sowd, a member of the Huntington’s senior staff, has been directing operations for 19 years; her promotion to vice president reflects ... More »
On Tuesday, the Blair School community celebrated the high school’s 2011 California Distinguished School award and the dedication of its new middle school campus. Students onstage with school head and teachers. [Photo: PUSD] Students, teachers, parents, staff ... More »
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The Rose Bowl Aquatics Center Stingrays, Special Needs Swim Team out-shined the Leaps N’ Boundz Frogz and Big Fun Blue Dolphins to take 1st at the Annual Bubble Invitational Swim Meet held at the Rose Bowl Aquatics Center on May 22. Over 50 swimmers, from 6 ... More »
GTM Sportswear and the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA) recently announced Michelle Miller as the GTM Sportswear Athlete of the Month for February 2011. Miller was recognized at a press conference at Polytechnic High School on May 23. She recei... More »
In his third annual Town Hall address to the Caltech community, President Jean-Lou Chameau looked back at the last academic year—from its game-changing research to its streak-ending basketball games—and considered the year to come. “Today, I’m pleased to s... More »
They’re bright and blue—and a bit strange. They’re a new type of stellar explosion that was recently discovered by a team of astronomers led by Caltech. Among the most luminous in the cosmos, these new kinds of supernovae could help researchers better unders... More »
