Professor of Physics Ibrahim Cissé has been named one of the 2021 recipients of the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science for “his use of super-resolution biological imaging to directly visualize the process of gene expression in living cells... More »
In a letter to the College community last Friday, ArtCenter College of Design President Dr. Lorne M. Buchman announced his plans to retire on June 30, 2022. “My time at the College has represented, without question, the peak of my professional life, and I will... More »
[UPDATED] The state Senate on Monday confirmed former Pasadena police Lt. Phlunté Riddle’s appointment to the state Board of Juvenile Hearings. “I am extremely grateful to Gov. (Gavin) Newsom for this appointment to the Board of Juvenile Hearings as a commissi... More »
Gov. Gavin Newsom has named a Pasadena man as one of five members of the state’s newly formed California Privacy Protection Agency, officials announced this week. John Christopher Thompson, 49, will be one of five inaugural board members tasked with enforcing ... More »
Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., senior director of Bechtel Group Inc. and a life member of the Caltech Board of Trustees, passed away on March 15, 2021. He was 95 years old. First appointed to the Caltech Board of Trustees in 1967, Bechtel was elected a life member o... More »
Former Pasadena Public Information Officer Ann Erdman has started a gofundme page as she continues to recover from several health issues, including a bout with COVID-19. According to her gofundme page, Erdman will be discharged on March 25 from Royal Oaks Skil... More »
In February, the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE) welcomed Grace Liang-Franco as its new division operations officer (DOO). She is charged with overseeing operations, logistics, finance, infrastructure, compliance, and other crucial adminis... More »
Reggie Warren, an original member of the R&B group TROOP, which was formed in Pasadena in the 1980s, reportedly died Sunday. He was 52. Warren died at his home in San Bernardino County after recently struggling with health issues, TMZ reported. A representativ... More »
The San Rafael Neighborhoods Association has appointed George Falardeau, George Penner and Mary Beth Bridges to the organization’s board of directors. “We are extremely grateful to welcome our new board members,” Robin Salzer, SRNA board president said in a p... More »
The Impact Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center in Pasadena has appointed a new executive director, first associate director and clinical director, marking its first executive leadership change in four decades, the organization announced Friday. Don Faris will ta... More »
In February, the Division of Biology and Biological Engineering (BBE) welcomed David Warren as its new division operations officer (DOO), charged with overseeing space planning, human resources, logistics, grants and finance, compliance, and other crucial admi... More »
Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Michael Cooper was among the nine first-time finalists announced Tuesday for the Basketball Hall of Fame. Despite playing behind Bryon Scott most of his career, the 6-foot-5- inch Cooper was a five-time first-team NBA All-Defens... More »
