Caltech professor of mathematics Nets Katz has received the 2015 Clay Research Award from the Clay Mathematics Institute. The award was given jointly to Katz and his collaborator, MIT professor of mathematics Larry Guth, for their solution of the Erd?s distanc... More »
The Pasadena Village, a non-profit organization supporting older adults who wish to age in place, is pleased to announce the selection of Peggy Buchanan as its new Executive Director. Buchanan will take over the role from Sue Kujawa, who steps down July 1. Buc... More »
Hiroo Kanamori, Caltech’s John E. and Hazel S. Smits Professor of Geophysics, Emeritus, was awarded the Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal by the American Geosciences Institute at the 2015 American Association of Petroleum Geologists Annual Convention... More »
Mitchell Guttman, an assistant professor of biology, has been named as one of five Pew-Stewart scholars. The scholarship is awarded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust, and provides four years of funding to “pursue innovat... More »
This June, Kidspace Children’s Museum officially welcomed Andre J. Cronthall as the newest member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Cronthall is a Managing Partner of the Los Angeles office of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP, a law firm founded in Los An... More »
The Frostig Center Board of Trustees elected new officers to guide the non-profit organization in 2015-16 and also welcomed five new members. Nancy Hogg, a retired public school administrator with the Walnut Valley Unified School District, will take over as bo... More »
Pasadena Water and Power General Manager Phyllis Currie is this year’s recipient of the Alex Radin Distinguished Service Award granted by the American Public Power Association (APPA) as its way of recognizing her “exceptional leadership and dedication to publi... More »
Long-time Pasadena resident Vincent Bugliosi, who prosecuted cult leader Charles Manson and his followers for the horrific Tate-LaBianca murders and authored numerous books on a variety of subjects, has died at age 80 in a Los Angeles hospital, according to hi... More »
The Pasadena City Council adjourned Monday night in memory of John Kendall, a citizen volunteer at the Pasadena Police Department who donated over 8,000 hours of his time and is remembered as the Department’s jovial Santa Claus during its annual holiday gift b... More »
On June 5th , Marquett Burton and the SmartyPants App team will be leaving Pasadena for a lakeside summer in Michigan with free housing, free co-working space, a $50,000 investment and $200,000 in services and perks courtesy of Coolhouse Labs, a Michigan based... More »
The Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena has announced the passing of its former President and CEO Rachel Estrada. Estrada, who stepped down from her position in February, died peacefully at her home on May 22 following an illness. Estrada began her career at the Boy... More »
Hillsides, a premier provider of child welfare services in Los Angeles County, is pleased to announce that James Gibson has been named the new division director for campus-based services at the agency’s Pasadena headquarters. In this position, Gibson, who is a... More »
