Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | 7:36 pm
Gov. Jerry Brown has appointed a Pasadena resident to the California Water Commission, his office announced Monday. Catherine Keig, 60, served as Exposition Park manager at the California Science Center in Los Angeles in 2014, and as director of Southern Calif... More »
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | 7:31 pm
Three Caltech faculty members—William L. Johnson, Yu-Chong Tai, and Amnon Yariv—have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). According to the NAI press release, NAI fellows are “academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit ... More »
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | 5:34 pm
Three distinguished alumni will be honored by ArtCenter College of Design at its fall commencement ceremony Saturday, December 18th. The trio, who influence how we live and learn through design innovation, represent the impact of an ArtCenter education on the ... More »
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | 12:52 pm
Gregory Pieschala has been elected to the Board of Trustees at The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens, Huntington President Laura S. Trombley announced today. A longtime supporter of the institution, Pieschala takes the place of Stewart... More »
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | 6:07 am
[Updated Tuesday, December 13, 2016 | 7:40 a.m.] Saying that her presentation was unrelated to recent public comments over the roles of City Councilmembers in writing and changing City policy, City Attorney Michele Bagneris reviewed the City’s structure as ... More »
Sunday, December 11, 2016 | 7:52 pm
In the wake of the passing last Thursday of former astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn, JPL issued the following statement: Senator and NASA astronaut John Glenn was, without question, an American hero. Many people remember, whether they are old enough to ha... More »
Friday, December 9, 2016 | 2:27 pm
Caltech’s Harvey Newman, professor of physics, has been granted a lifetime achievement award by the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of High Energy Physics. Newman leads a team of Caltech researchers who work with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, S... More »
Thursday, December 8, 2016 | 9:30 pm
Celebrating its seventh Tournament of Roses Parade float entry, “Spirit of Hawaii,” today Dole Packaged Foods announced it will kick-off the road to the New Year with participation in the second annual “Live On Green” festival taking place at the Pasadena Conv... More »
Thursday, December 8, 2016 | 2:55 pm
The Foothill Workforce Development Board (FWDB) met today in celebration of the retirement of its Executive Director, Phillip Dunn, who will be stepping down at year’s end after 33 years of service, the last 25 as the oganization’s Executive Director. Under Du... More »
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 | 6:36 am
Rabbi Joshua Grater will be heading the local non-profit and interfaith collaborative Friends In Deed effective January 3 as the new Executive Director following the retirement of Reverend Donna Byrns. Friends in Deed is Pasadena’s longstanding community organ... More »
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 | 5:10 am
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA), named Dana Marevich as Benefit Chair for the 2017 Pasadena Showcase House of Design. In her role, Dana will oversee the logistics of the 53rd Pasadena Showcase House of Design, ensuring that all aspects of this fund... More »
Wednesday, December 7, 2016 | 1:55 am
A team of researchers at Pasadena’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena are experimenting with robotic submersibles and trying to develop artificial intelligence that may help these instruments track signs of life below the waves. The effort is not just for ... More »