The Pasadena Police Department seeks your help in locating a missing “at risk” person: Bonny Gibson, Female White 86 5-05 115 Brn Hair, Grn Eyes Last seen: 255 S. Oak Knoll Ave. Pasadena 7/11/12 @ 10:00 PM Wearing Lt. Blue long night gown with long sleeves and... More »
With augmented reality app Spacecraft 3D, you can get up close and personal with some of NASA’s heroes of robotic exploration. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech A NASA-created application that brings some of the agency’s robotic spacecraft to life in 3-D now is a... More »
This artist’s concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT)... More »
The Pasadena Area Community College District Board of Trustees invites the community to its regular business meeting at the Altadena Senior Center Community Room (560 E. Mariposa Street, 91001) on July 18. The meeting will be led by Geoffrey Baum, PACCD Board ... More »
Pasadena’s very own “Leonardo of Anti-Aging†Dr. Robert B. Seltzer will be holding a free seminar on keeping a youthful appearance on Wednesday, July 25, 2012, at his clinic’s building on East Green Street, Pasadena. The seminar aims to keep Pasadena r... More »
Organic chemistry—the branch that deals with carbon-containing compounds—has intimidated many a student trying to master all of its mechanisms and electron-pushing details. But Gregory C. Fu, the newest member of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical En... More »
The public is reminded that bears do live in local mountains and foothills and are still among us, city officials said today. A resident of Linda Glen, off Linda Vista, reported seeing a bear at approximately 2:50 a.m. Tuesday, July 10 in the yard. Over the pa... More »
This true color image captured by NASA’S Cassini spacecraft before a distant flyby of Saturn’s moon Titan on June 27, 2012, shows a south polar vortex, or a mass of swirling gas around the pole in the atmosphere of the moon. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Spac... More »
Stephen L. Mayo, chair of the Division of Biology and Bren Professor of Biology and Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), has been named the William K. Bowes Jr. Foundation Division Chair. The William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation, based in... More »
U.S. Venture Partners, founded in 1981 by William K. Bowes, Jr., has helped launch more than 420 companies spanning a wide range of industries. It has provided funds for several Caltech start-ups, including the following four. Axiom Microdevices Cofounder: Ali... More »
The Pasadena Public Health Department cautions the public to avoid contact with bats. Recent reports from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health indicated bats are testing positive for rabies in the Pasadena area. So far this year, 15 bats found ... More »
These three Cassini images show a propeller-shaped structure created by an unseen moon in Saturn’s A ring. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Cornell. It’s been nearly two years since NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has had views like these of Saturn’s glorious ring... More »
