The Piaggio Group is a leading European manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, including the Moto Guzzi brand. [Photo: Piaggio Group] Leading European motorcycle and scooter manufacturer the Piaggio Group announced Tuesday in that it plans to open an Adva... More »
Famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has visited Caltech almost every year since 1992, usually spending about a month on campus. And since 2000, it’s been a tradition for Caltech students to cook an Indian feast for Hawking, who’s the director of resear... More »
Pasadena firefighters attack the attic fire. [Photo: Pasadena Fire dept.] An historic bungalow built in 1915 in the 1100 block of North Mar Vista Ave. was damaged by an attic fire which caused almost $300,000 in damages on Monday night shortly after 7:30 p.m... More »
California Assembly District 41 candidate Victoria Rusnak California Assembly District 41 candidate Victoria Rusnak today said she has raised more than $100,000 in the two weeks since announcing her intention to run for the State Assembly in the new 41st Assem... More »
Alexander Varshavsky, Caltech’s Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Professor of Cell Biology, has been awarded the 2012 King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) for Science. The winners of the prize, which also includes awards for medicine, Arabic language and literat... More »
Artist’s concept illustrations show (left) the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft during its voyage from Earth to Mars and (right) the mission’s rover, Curiosity, working on Mars after landing. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech › Larger view NASA’s Mars Scienc... More »
Schools are the heart of the community, Pasadena Unified School District (PUSD) Board President Renatta Cooper said in her first State of the School Address Thursday night. Ironically, she said, the government’s education policies are hurting schools. “We ... More »
Pasadena’s official ribbon cutting for its Storefront Improvement Program was held on April 8. The program was implemented to help local business owners create attractive and commercial viable buildings. The Storefront Improvement Program is administered by th... More »
