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    Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun
  1. Mayfield swimming back atop Prep League

    PASADENA — For the first time in recent memory, the Mayfield Senior swimming team found itself out of the top spot in the Prep League last year.
    PASADENA — For the first time in recent memory, the Mayfield Senior swimming team found itself out of the top spot in the Prep League last year. It didn't take long for the Cubs to take back their crown, as their soaked coaching staff hoisted the...

    Tags: Track and Field, High School Sports, Swimming, California Interscholastic Federation, Sports

  2. Mar 31, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun
  3. Student teams ace Mars plan at Caltech

    It could take several months for aerospace experts to design a manned mission to a Martian moon. Students pulled off the feat in five days.
    It could take several months for aerospace experts to design a manned mission to a Martian moon. Students pulled off the feat in five days. Caltech hosted a competition on its Pasadena campus this week that divided 32 students from 21 different...

    Tags: Buzz Aldrin, Manufacturing and Engineering, Science and Technology, Google Inc., Space Programs

  4. Jan 28, 2013 |Story| Pasadena Sun
  5. Padilla introduces bill to create earthquake early-warning system

    State Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) introduced a bill Monday to create a system in California to warn the public seconds in advance of an earthquake.
    State Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) introduced a bill Monday to create a system in California to warn the public seconds in advance of an earthquake. The warning system, which is already implemented in Japan, could give people as long as one minute to...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Natural Disasters, U.S. Geological Survey, Google Inc., Earthquakes

  6. Dec 18, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  7. GRAIL moon mission ends with a bang

    After dancing around the moon for months, the twin satellites nicknamed Ebb and Flow performed their final number, crashing into the same peak near the lunar north pole and bringing the GRAIL mission to a close.
    After dancing around the moon for months, the twin satellites nicknamed Ebb and Flow performed their final number, crashing into the same peak near the lunar north pole and bringing the GRAIL mission to a close. A cheer went up in the control room at...

    Tags: Science and Technology, Space Programs, NASA, Los Angeles Times, Amina Khan

  8. Oct 3, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun
  9. British magazine ranks Caltech best university in world

    For the second year in a row, Caltech has been ranked the best university in the world by the British magazine Times Higher Education. 
    For the second year in a row, Caltech has been ranked the best university in the world by the British magazine Times Higher Education.  Harvard dominated the top spot on the magazine's World University Rankings from 2004 to 2010. But Caltech raised to...

    Tags: Education, Periodicals, Science and Technology, Google+, Newspaper and Magazine

  10. Aug 1, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun
  11. Caltech computer scientist wins $3M award

    Caltech physics and computer science professor Alexei Kitaev is among the first group of scientists to win the Fundamental Physics Prize, which comes with a $3 million award.
    Caltech physics and computer science professor Alexei Kitaev is among the first group of scientists to win the Fundamental Physics Prize, which comes with a $3 million award. Kitaev has developed algorithms and theories in the field of quantum computing,...

    Tags: Princeton University, Computer Science, Science and Technology, Applied Physics, Science

  12. Jul 21, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun
  13. Caltech eyes cleaner fuel

    The technology exists to make auto, home and jet fuel from sunlight and water, but Caltech professor Harry Gray told an audience this week that the United States lacks the will and money to accelerate the use of alternative sources of energy.
    The technology exists to make auto, home and jet fuel from sunlight and water, but Caltech professor Harry Gray told an audience this week that the United States lacks the will and money to accelerate the use of alternative sources of energy. “If...

    Tags: Research, Renewable Energy, Science and Technology, Alternative Energy, Bodies of Water

  14. May 31, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun
  15. Caltech astronomer lauded for 'killing' Pluto

    The Caltech astronomer responsible for demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet has been awarded for his efforts.
    The Caltech astronomer responsible for demoting Pluto to a dwarf planet has been awarded for his efforts. Mike Brown shares the 2012 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics with UCLA’s David Jewitt  and MIT’s Jane Liu for understanding the history of our...

    Tags: Science and Technology, SpaceX, Astronomy, Science

  16. Jun 5, 2012 |Story| Pasadena Sun
  17. Caltech's 'Pluto killer' gets a reward

    Having slain Pluto, Caltech astronomer Mike Brown is looking to the heavens again even as he is honored for his work here on Earth.
    Having slain Pluto, Caltech astronomer Mike Brown is looking to the heavens again even as he is honored for his work here on Earth. Last week, Brown was one of three scientists awarded the 2012 Kavli Prize in Astrophysics. It came for his research on...

    Tags: Princeton University, University of California, Los Angeles, Fossils, Science and Technology, Science

  18. Jun 14, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  19. University presses: a view from the academy

    The front table in Hyde Park's Seminary Co-op Bookstore has been a must stop for book browsers for book lovers since the early 1970s. It is always brimming with more than 100 newly published scholarly works vying for readers' attention. Most of the titles carry imprints of university presses, such as Chicago, Oxford, Princeton, Yale or MIT.
    The front table in Hyde Park's Seminary Co-op Bookstore has been a must stop for book browsers for book lovers since the early 1970s. It is always brimming with more than 100 newly published scholarly works vying for readers' attention. Most of the titles...

    Tags: Photography and Video, The New York Times, Johns Hopkins University, Book, Science and Technology

  20. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  21. Oprah donates $100K to Weston brothers' fundraiser

    After losing both his hands and feet to a bacterial infection, 13-year-old Michael Stolzenberg knows there's a reason why he survived.
    After losing both his hands and feet to a bacterial infection, 13-year-old Michael Stolzenberg knows there's a reason why he survived. And this week that reason was made clear – by Oprah Winfrey. The talk show host and media mogul called Michael...

    Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports

  22. Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online
  23. Imperial High's 107th senior class closes out graduation season

    IMPERIAL — The senior class of Imperial High School closed out the Valley’s graduation season after nearly 200 seniors participated in the school’s 107th commencement ceremony at Shimamoto-Simpson Stadium here Friday night.
    Staff Writer
    IMPERIAL — The senior class of Imperial High School closed out the Valley’s graduation season after nearly 200 seniors participated in the school’s 107th commencement ceremony at Shimamoto-Simpson Stadium here Friday night. Like high...

    Tags: Graduation, University of California, Los Angeles, Science and Technology, Teachers, U.S. Army

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