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View MoreCaltech physicist Mark B. Wise, a pioneer of heavy quark theory, dies at 72
Mark B. Wise, Caltech's John A. McCone Professor of High Energy Physics and a co-developer of heavy quark effective theory, died July 10, 2026, at age 72 after 44 years on the Pasadena campus.
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View MoreRosebud Academy heads into second year in temporary classrooms as enrollment hits record high
Pasadena Rosebud Academy, destroyed by the Eaton Fire in January 2025, is heading into its second year in modular classrooms at Don Benito Fundamental while expecting a record 215 students this fall; founder Shawn Brown held a comedy fundraiser Sunday at the Alex Theatre as the school pursues a $50 million rebuild.
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View MoreCaltech scientist launches free dance-and-neuroscience program for Pasadena teen girls
Caltech postdoctoral scholar Dr. Jess Kanwal launched a free four-session program at Pasadena's Jefferson Branch Library on July 9, teaching girls ages 13 to 17 how to build AI tools that recognize dance moves and measure muscle electrical signals.
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View MoreCaltech hosted its first AI and number theory workshop, drawing 40 mathematicians to Pasadena
Caltech's American Institute of Mathematics held its first AI-focused workshop in late May, bringing 40 mathematicians and AI industry partners including Anthropic and Harmonic to Pasadena's Caltech Hall to explore how artificial intelligence can advance number theory research.
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View MoreCaltech scientist to preview NASA's next great telescope at free Pasadena lecture July 24
Caltech senior research scientist Lee Armus will give a free public lecture on NASA's $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope on Friday, July 24, at the Cahill Center in Pasadena, five weeks before the observatory's August 30 launch.
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View MoreCaltech students building payloads bound for the International Space Station
Caltech undergraduates in the biennial EE 154ab course are building spaceflight payloads scheduled to launch to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX rocket in spring 2027, the first time the Pasadena campus course has produced hardware for an actual orbital mission.
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View MorePUSD self-assessment: English Learners, students with disabilities face barriers to elective access
PUSD's annual self-assessment report, presented to the board June 25, flags scheduling barriers that limit elective access for English Learners and students with disabilities, and gives the district its lowest marks on training teachers to partner with families.
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View MorePEF Marks Record Teacher Grants, $5M Kaiser Mental Health Commitment at Annual Meeting
The Pasadena Educational Foundation reported record teacher grants of $324,452 and a $5 million Kaiser Permanente mental health commitment at its June 23 annual board meeting, as PUSD continues recovery from the Eaton Fire.
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View MoreJPL's newest fellows report for duty at a lab fighting for its future
Caltech's 2026 class of JPL summer research interns began their 10-week fellowships this month, continuing a 48-year-old pipeline that has trained more than 7,000 alumni, even as NASA has opened the lab's management contract to competitive bidding for the first time.
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View MoreEmpower U awards record $50,000 to 14 PUSD seniors at annual Scholarship Classic
Pasadena nonprofit Empower U awarded a record $50,000 in scholarships to 14 graduating Pasadena Unified School District seniors at its 12th annual Brandon Jackson Memorial Scholarship and Basketball Classic on May 16 at Pasadena City College.
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