Yuki Oka, assistant professor of biology, has been named one of six recipients of the 2016 McKnight Scholars Award. The McKnight Endowment Fund for Neuroscience awards $75,000 per year for three years to support young scientists who are establishing their own ... More »
Pasadena resident Wendell Pierce, best known for his role as Detective Bunk Moreland on HBO’s “The Wire,” will no longer be commencement speaker at Rutgers University-Newark, the school announced Monday. Pierce himself said he has backed out commencement speak... More »
This summer, The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens will host internationally acclaimed photographer and sculptor Mary Beth Heffernan in an artist-in-residence arrangement made possible by a grant from Los Angeles arts organization Phot... More »
Apostol was born in Helper, Utah, on August 20, 1923. He received his bachelor of science in chemical engineering in 1944 and a master’s degree in mathematics in 1946, both from the University of Washington, Seattle. In 1948, he received his PhD in mathematics... More »
Assistant Professor of Theology and Culture Kutter Callaway of Pasadena’s Fuller Theological Seminary was recently interviewed by actor Morgan Freeman in the six-part TV “The Story of God” by National Geographic. The show began airing on April 3, 2016 and take... More »
Scott Svonkin, president of the Los Angeles Community College District Board of Trustees, receives his associate’s degree at Pasadena City College (PCC) this week, almost 30 years after earning his bachelor’s degree. “This degree means the world to me because ... More »
Victor Wright, who for decades inspired countless people through his perseverance and faith after suffering a high-school football injury that left him quadriplegic, has died. Wright, who turned 55 April 8, died Saturday April 30, 2016 at his Altadena, CA home... More »
Forty-six years of preaching and more than 1,300 career sermons later, Reverend Ed Bacon will walk out the doors of Pasadena’s All Saints Church this weekend, feeling two things as he leaves his historic post for his retirement and a new home close to family i... More »
Fuller Theological Seminary, the world’s largest multi-denominational institution for theological graduate education, today announces the launch of Fuller studio an innovative and interactive e-resource sharing exclusive content at no cost for individuals in p... More »
Steve Julian, the host of KPCC’s Morning Edition since 2000, died at his home in Pasadena Sunday morning from complications from brain cancer. He was 57. KPCC announced Julian’s death on its website, www.kpcc.org, early morning on Monday. His best friend Larry... More »
Rochalinne (Rocky) Elman Behr, founder and owner of Pasadena’s gallery and store, The Folk Tree, died at her home on April 16, 2016 at the age of 87. Behr was an intrepid traveler, travel writer, collector, and supporter of artists and artisans. Her personal c... 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 »
