Martin Dorado, a fifth-grade teacher at Madison Elementary School, has been named Pasadena Unified School District’s Teacher of the Year. The announcement comes as schools across the nation celebrate National Teacher Appreciation Week from May 5-9, 2025. “I wa... More »
Recognizing that strong communications can help amplify the impact of research, the Student-Faculty Programs (SFP) Office recently conducted a triad of communications competitions to recognize undergraduate excellence in scientific communication via poster pre... More »
The Institute announced today that the Initiative for Caltech Students, its first fundraising campaign focused solely on students, raised $255.5 million from more than 2,700 donors. The effort, publicly launched in January 2023 with the goal of raising $250 mi... More »
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is scheduled to join hundreds of students in Pasadena today for “Move Your Body, Calm Your Mind Day,” a statewide initiative promoting physical activity and mental wellness. More than 600 students from two Pasade... More »
Students at Polytechnic School in Pasadena are taking proactive steps to raise awareness about sexual assault as part of a Denim Day campaign on Wednesday, April 30. The student-led effort includes educational presentations, guided discussions about consent, a... More »
A historic Pasadena school is preparing to celebrate its centennial with a two-day festival in May, coinciding with a significant name change that honors a civil rights icon. Marshall Fundamental Secondary School, built in 1925, will officially become Thurgood... More »
Caltech feted nearly five decades of undergraduate research on Friday with an anniversary event honoring the school’s Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships (SURF) program. The celebration will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. on San Pasqual Walk, featurin... More »
“Even in the most difficult times, with the power of community — which is the power of us — we will not just rebuild, we will rise,” Pasadena Unified School District Board President Jennifer Hall Lee said Wednesday morning, as she addressed a crowd of students... More »
ArtCenter College of Design announced on April 17 a $16.9 million gift from the late Trustee Chair Emeritus Judy Webb, former Trustee Chair Emeritus. The donation significantly bolsters the Martha Marsh Chandler Endowed Scholarship, created by Webb’s mother in... More »
ArtCenter College of Design will showcase the creative achievements of 327 graduating students at its Spring 2025 Grad Show on April 26. The free public exhibition at the Pasadena Convention Center 300 East Green Street represents one of the West Coast’s large... More »
Caltech senior Yiyi Cai will be joining the 2025 class of Gates Cambridge Scholars at the University of Cambridge next year. Cai, who grew up in Beijing and came to the United States when she entered high school, will be pursuing an MPhil in advanced computer ... More »
The Pasadena Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. will host its Annual African American Youth Conference on Saturday, April 26 at Pasadena City College. The event, themed “UNAPOLOGETICALLY — Rising to the Point of Excellence,” aims to empower an... More »
