Paralyzed from the neck down after suffering a gunshot wound when he was 21, Erik G. Sorto now can move a robotic arm just by thinking about it and using his imagination. Through a clinical collaboration between Caltech, Keck Medicine of USC and Rancho Los Ami... More »
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has selected Caltech professor of biology Doris Tsao (BS ’96) as one of 26 new HHMI investigators. Investigators represent some of the nation’s top biomedical researchers and receive five years of funding to “move the... More »
Dr. Rajen Vurdien, president of Fullerton College, has been selected to become Pasadena City College’s 15th superintendent – president at a Sunday afternoon meeting of the Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees. The decision comes after thr... More »
The fourth annual Springtime Luncheon and Fashion Show, presented as part of the San Marino Celebrity Series, will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2015. Festivities begin at 11:30 a.m. at the San Gabriel Country Club, 350 East Hermosa Avenue, San Gabriel. Ticke... More »
Akila Gibbs, executive director of the Pasadena Senior Center, was recognized recently as one of California Senator Carol Liu’s six 25th Senate District Women of the Year during a reception at Liu’s home. She was honored for her dedicated leadership of the Pas... More »
AbilityFirst teamed up again with the Los Angeles Rotary Club (LA5 Rotary) for their 15th annual bowling party for children and adults with physical and developmental disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and epilepsy. The AbilityFirst LA ... More »
Five Acres celebrated 127 years of service with its Annual Meeting and Awards Ceremony on March 11 at the Altadena Town and Country Club. Over 125 guests were in attendance to honor Five Acres’ years of success in the field of children and family services. Dig... More »
Las Candelas, a Glendale-based non-profit organization helping emotionally challenged children in the community, hosted its 62nd Anniversary Celebration Benefit Fashion Show, Luncheon, and Boutique on March 2 at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel &... More »
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens has named internationally acclaimed violinist Cho-Liang Lin as its artist-in-residence for 2015. The musical residency is presented under the auspices of the Cheng Family Visiting Artist Program, e... More »
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) named Lynn Mehl as the Benefit Chair for the 2015 Pasadena Showcase House of Design. Brains, brawn, heart and leader are words that best describe Mehl. She has a long history of community service, holds a Doctorate, ... More »
Pasadena Art Center College of Design alum Andre Kim has been a senior concept design manager at Starbucks for only a year and a half, but his creative sensibility has already had a transformative impact on the java giant’s shifting identity. In a bid to com... More »
Pasadena Girl Scout AnaLara Vinci spent much of her free time recently painting a supersized Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services logo at the organization’s Transitional Independent Living Program facility (851 N. Oakland Ave., Pasadena). The teen, w... More »
