In an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in our environment and begin a campuswide shift to the use of renewable resources, a research group led by Steven Low, professor of computer science and electrical engineering in the engineering and applied scien... More »
Fido will cost you more, if a City Committee and the Pasadena City Council approve a recommendation from Pasadena’s Department of Public Works today. Adjustments to the Schedule of Taxes, Fees and Charges and the General Fee Schedule are usually completed in J... More »
Caltech trustee John S. Chen (MS ’79) and his wife, Sherry, have pledged $1.5 million to support Institute scholars who are searching for solutions to the major environmental challenges facing our planet. The endowed John S. and Sherry Chen Professorship will ... More »
The Resnick Sustainability Institute—Caltech’s hub for projects aimed at tackling some of the toughest sustainability-focused problems our society faces—played a key role in Caltech’s Earth Week celebration, during which various events were held to show suppor... More »
Another weak dry front moved across Southwestern California Sunday and ushered in a new round of winds which could prevail Monday over Pasadena. The National Weather Service said the winds, mostly about 10 to 15 miles per hour could gust up to 20 mph. Overall,... More »
Sophomore first baseman Joe Quire broke a 6-6 tie with a 2-RBI single in the seventh inning Thursday as the Pasadena City College baseball team downed Mt. San Antonio, 8-6, in a South Coast Conference game at Brookside Park’s Jackie Robinson Memorial Field. PC... More »
The Pasadena City College women’s team won four of the five events performed Thursday on Day 1 of the South Coast Conference Swim Championships held at Cerritos College. The Lancers led the team competition with 192 points, three ahead of SCC dual meet champio... More »
Pasadena Unified School District has been picked as one of three school districts across the U.S. to receive a Green Campus Award in celebration of Earth Day. The awards were presented by Peachjar, a company that helps schools improve their school-to-home comm... More »
Ridership on Pasadena Transit – formerly called the Pasadena Area Rapid Transit System or Pasadena ARTS – increased overall by three percent in March 2016 compared with March 2015, showing the impact the opening of Metro’s Gold Line extension to Asuza has on t... More »
The Editors of Pasadena Now go through over 100 articles published this week on our site and cull the top 42 most newsworthy, informative, and readable. Top Story Heads Up For Pasadena Parking Offenders: Pay Your Tickets Before October, Or You Might Get The ... More »
The California drought has become increasingly dire since its onset in 2012, recently prompting state officials to implement mandatory water use reductions of 25 percent. Various municipalities, including Pasadena, have urged even greater conservation. At Calt... More »
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences has elected two Caltech professors—Hirosi Ooguri and Rob Phillips—as fellows. The American Academy is one of the nation’s oldest honorary societies; this class of members is its 236th, and it includes a total of 213 sc... More »
