The sky is gray, but you’re not sure if the clouds will clear or rain will pour. Do you grab an umbrella when you go outside? Decisions like this are filled with ambiguity, and we’re faced with them every day, whether picking stocks or choosing the sweetest wa... More »
A major news car sales outlet has opened in Pasadena, reversing a recent trend of closures. The Pasadena Auto Outlet located at 2965 E. Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena is offering buyers a large selection of pre-owned cars and trucks. The auto outlet held its “... More »
Executives of Pasadena-based Avery Dennison Corporation, led by its chairman, president and chief executive officer Dean A. Scarborough and its IRO Eric M. Leeds, will present their ideas at the Credit Suisse Chemical & Ag Science Conference in New York on Sep... More »
A team of computer programmers at JPL is giving earthlings the power to journey through the solar system using a new interactive Web-based tool called “Eyes on the Solar System.” The “Eyes on the Solar System” interface combines video game technology and NASA ... More »
The California Department of Education on Wednesday released the 2011 Accountability Progress Reporting (APR) which showed that Pasadena Unified School District schools improved one percentage point in their Academic Performance Index (API) scores from 758 in ... More »
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office has teamed up with the California Connects Program to provide Pasadena City College’s Mathematics, Engineering, Science, and Achievement (MESA) students with laptop computers, Microsoft certification, and... More »
A JPL-led research team has confirmed what Walt Disney told us all along: Earth really is a small world, after all. Since Charles Darwin’s time, scientists have speculated that the solid Earth might be expanding or contracting. That was the prevailing belief... More »
Scientists often find strange and unexpected things when they look at materials at the nanoscale—the level of single atoms and molecules. This holds true even for the most common materials, such as water. Case in point: In the last couple of years,... More »
The entire 2011 graduating class of the Radiologic Technology program at Pasadena City College has passed the national board exam and received their national certification and state licenses. “The students that come into this program are really dedicated,â€... More »
Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Superintendent Jon R. Gundry announces the appointment of Esther C. Salinas as principal of Sierra Madre School. She has replaced Principal Gayle Bluemel who retired in June. “Ms. Salinas’ vibrant and inspirational leade... More »
Much like cities organize contingency plans and supplies for emergencies, chronic infectious diseases like HIV form reservoirs that ensure their survival in adverse conditions. But these reservoirs—small populations of viruses or bacteria of a specific type ... More »
