Scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena were part of a team that recently contributed to an update to a global navigation standard called the International Terrestrial Reference Frame or ITRF, which is the invisible foundation for modern g... More »
Viviana Gradinaru (BS ’05), an assistant professor of biology and biological engineering, and James Benardini, a planetary protection engineer at JPL, have been named as recipients of the 2016 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECAS... More »
The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority and Uber are trying to iron out kinks in a proposed agreement that would strengthen regulations about the company’s drivers picking up or dropping off passengers at Burbank’s Bob Hope Airport. Airport authority o... More »
Pasadena Police officers arrested two men who allegedly attacked two people then robbed two others of their cell phones Monday night in the 300 block of N. Lake Avenue. The Pasadena Star-News reported that the two men used a gun to threaten the victim in one o... More »
For the first time in two years, the Pasadena City College women’s basketball team will host a SoCal Regional Playoff game. The Lancers earned the No. 14 seed and will play No. 19 Rio Hondo College in Round 1 of the playoffs this Wednesday, Feb. 24. Tip-off is... More »
The Pasadena City College women’s badminton team isn’t just looking to win another South Coast Conference title this season, the 2016 Lancers want more. “We have some great returning players, so I think we have a good chance at winning the state team title,” s... More »
Police arrested a 42-year-old Pasadena man after he allegedly set fire to his parents’ home in the 900 block on N. Mentor Avenue in Pasadena early Tuesday morning. Pasadena Police Lt. Mark Goodman said fire fighters were dispatched to respond to a residential ... More »
[Editor’s Note: This article originally mis-stated the number of sets of human remains excavated in the Sheldon Reservoir area as 18. As pointed out by Dr. Marie Levine, the correct number is 53. The story has been corrected. We apologize for the error. Dr. Le... More »
The Planetary Society, based in Pasadena, has come up with a first edition of “The Planetary Post,” a video show hosted by actor Robert Picardo, now a member of the Society’s Board of Directors, and featuring Bill Nye, “The Science Guy,” founder of the Socie... More »
Tournament President Brad Ratliff announced 19 of the 21 marching bands that will participate in the 128th Rose Parade presented by Honda, themed “Echoes of Success.” The bands hail from across the United States as well as from Japan and Mexico. The two bands ... More »
After two losses that cooled off the Pasadena City College baseball team’s bats, the Lancers got their offense back on track Thursday in a 14-9 victory over visiting Merced at the University of La Verne. PCC improved to 4-2 on the young season. The Lancers hav... More »
Pasadena’s Health Department has closed the McDonald’s Restaurant at 744 N. Lake Avenue after a complaint investigation resulted in inspectors finding a cockroach infestation in the kitchen. “A complaint was received by this department alleging a cockroach was... More »
