The Brown Institute for Basic Sciences at Caltech today announced the 2024 class of Brown Investigators. The cohort, the first selected through the newly formed Brown Institute for Basic Sciences, comprises eight distinguished mid-career faculty working on fun... More »
Ditch Day has been celebrated by Caltech students for more than 100 years. An annual tradition in which seniors “ditch” school for the day, leaving behind puzzles and elaborate challenges called “stacks” for underclass students to solve, this year’s event embo... More »
PUSD School Board candidate Scott Harden has announced the endorsement of Teamsters Local 911. The unions represent the Pasadena Unified School District’s classified employees, including workers in maintenance and operations, food services, warehouse, and info... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education unanimously approved resolutions aimed to fund the District’s plan to improve its facilities and enhance its programs in the coming years. Approved at the May 23 Board meeting were the proposed $900 milli... More »
From April 22-26, Caltech hosted World Fest, a weeklong celebration of cultural diversity on campus coordinated by the Caltech Y, International Offices, and the Associated Students of Caltech (ASCIT). Throughout the week, undergraduates, graduate students, and... More »
On the evening of April 18, Caltech staff, students, and community members gathered for the Campus Night Safety Walk with the goal of creating a safer campus for all. The event, organized by Caltech Security and supported by the offices of Environmental Health... More »
Peiwei Chen, who will receive his PhD in biology from Caltech in June 2024, has been awarded the Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. A total of 12 graduate students in the United States and abroad received ... More »
The Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) is Caltech’s highest honor for alumni. This year, the awards—which were first announced at Caltech’s 87th Annual Seminar Day on May 18—went to four alumni who, because of both personal commitment and professional contributi... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District is celebrating the essential work of its classified employees during the state-designated Classified School Employees Week from May 19-25. Established in 1986 through California Senate Bill 1552, which designated the third ... More »
Longfellow Elementary School parents attended a meeting with school District officials and Mayor Victor Gordo last week to hear an update and get questions answered about upcoming renovations to the campus funded by Measure O. Many of the parents were angry. D... More »
The Fannie and John Hertz Foundation annually grants fellowships to exceptional students to fund their graduate study. This year, of the 18 students named Hertz Fellows, two are Caltech students: PhD student Andrew Laeuger and spring 2024 BS graduate Virginia ... More »
The Pasadena Unified School District announced Friday the launch of its Pan-African Immersive Storytelling Academy, a pioneering educational initiative designed to provide a comprehensive Pan-African curriculum tailored specifically for Black students. The pre... More »