The streets of Pasadena came alive on Saturday with vibrant colors, lively music, and a spirit of Latino community pride as the city celebrated its 26th Annual Latino Heritage Parade and Festival. Under the theme “We Are Pasadena, We Still Bloom,” the event highlighted the Latino community’s significant contributions to the city. This year, the event focused on contributions by Latinos to educatio... More »
Harry Jeffrey Kimble, the William L. Valentine Professor of Physics, Emeritus, passed away on September 2, 2024, at the age of 75. A giant in the field of physics, Kimble—who was also known as H.J. Kimble and Jeff Kimble—performed groundbreaking experiments in quantum optics and quantum information science. His achievements include some of the earliest demonstrations of quantum squeezing and quant... More »
The universe is vast and filled with countless worlds, but a new exhibit at the Brand Library & Art Center in Glendale, California, aims to shrink time and space. For “Blended Worlds: Experiments in Interplanetary Imagination,” artists collaborated with scientists and engineers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to create cross-disciplinary works that help illuminate the universe by bringing ar... More »
The City of Pasadena is commemorating National Latino Heritage Month by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of Americans whose ancestors came from Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America with a w... More »
Motiv Space Systems opened a new facility in East Pasadena on Thursday, bolstering the city’s growing reputation as a deep tech hub. The location on North Rosemead Boulevard, growing from Motiv’s existing headquarters on North Halstead Street, was formerly the site of the longtime popular Robin’s Wood-Fired BBQ restaurant. Motiv’s expansion is an important milestone for Pasadena’s business, which... More »
Julia Tejada, a newly arrived assistant professor of geobiology at Caltech, is an explorer of the past. When she is not hunting for fossils in the Amazon, she is pioneering laboratory techniques to study the biochemistry of ancient bones. Tejada’s research aims to understand the flora and fauna that populated the earth millions of years ago, on timescales that paleontologists and geologists call “... More »
NASA’s Curiosity rover mission is celebrating a dozen years on the Red Planet, where the six-wheeled scientist continues to make big discoveries as it inches up the foothills of a Martian mountain. Just landing successfully on Mars is a feat, but the Curiosity mission went several steps further on Aug. 5, 2012, touching down with a bold new technique: the sky crane maneuver. A swooping robotic jet... More »
A vein-filled rock is catching the eye of the science team of NASA’s Perseverance rover. Nicknamed “Cheyava Falls” by the team, the arrowhead-shaped rock contains fascinating traits that may bear on the question of whether Mars was home to microscopic life in the distant past. Analysis by instruments aboard the rover indicates the rock possesses qualities that fit the definition of a possible indi... More »
In the summer of 1924, as First Lady Grace Coolidge’s portrait found its place in the White House, a group of women in Pasadena, California, were laying the foundation for a century of friendship and service. The Pasadena Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi, born in the era of flappers and jazz, is now poised to celebrate its centennial, a testament to the enduring power of sisterhood and community engage... More »
Dr. Jack Yongfeng Zhang and Dr. Mary Zi-ping Luo’s philanthropy advances the Institute’s leadership in chemistry and chemical engineering while honoring the legacy of Nobel Laureate Rudolph (Rudy) A. Marcus, the John G. Kirkwood and Arthur A. Noyes Professor of Chemistry. Zhang and Luo’s gift pays tribute to the decades of friendship and support provided to the couple by Marcus. “Thirty-six years ... More »
