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Caltech Mourns the Passing of Sally Ride
News Writer: Katie NeithSally Ride, the first American woman in space and a former Caltech trustee, passed away Monday, July 23, 2012. She was 61.
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Noted Physicist Robert F. Christy Dies
News Writer: Douglas SmithRobert F. Christy, one of the last people alive to have worked on the Manhattan Project—which created the atomic bomb during World War II—and whose later research in...
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Caltech Elects New Member to Board of Trustees
News Writer: Michael Rogers Semiconductor-industry leader, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Wenchi Chen has been elected to Caltech's Board of Trustees. Related Links: Caltech Board of Trustees
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Drop, Cover, and Hold On!
Caltech to participate in the Great California ShakeOutNews Writer: Andrew Allan Get ready to drop, cover, and hold on! On Thursday, October 18, Caltech will once again participate in the Great...
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Caltech Mourns the Passing of Wallace L. W. Sargent
Wallace L. W. Sargent, Ira S. Bowen Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, at Caltech, passed away on October 29.
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Caltech Mourns the Passing of David G. Goodwin
1957–2012News Writer: Douglas SmithDavid Goodwin, 1957 – 2012Caltech mourns the passing of David G. Goodwin, professor of mechanical engineering and applied physics, emeritus, on Sunday, November 11....
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Bottling Liquid Gold
Caltech Olive Harvest Festival to be held tomorrowNews Writer: Andrew AllanIf you happen to see groups of people perched in the trees along Caltech's famed Olive Walk and Beckman Mall tomorrow,...
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David Lee Named Chair of Caltech Board of Trustees
News Writer: Ann MotrunichCredit: Bob Paz David L. Lee (PhD '74) has been named the new chair of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). A Caltech trustee since 2000,...
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Caltech Elects New Member to Board of Trustees
News Writer: Ann Motrunich Entrepreneur Kevin M. Taweel has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Taweel is cofounder and chairman of Asurion, the...
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Caltech Elects New Member to Board of Trustees
News Writer: Ann Motrunich Aerospace leader David W. Thompson (MS '78) has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology. A National Medal of Technology–winner,...
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Caltech Elects New Member to Board of Trustees
News Writer: Ann MotrunichTrustee Kip HagopianFormer venture capitalist B. Kipling (Kip) Hagopian has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).
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Francis Clauser
1913 – 2013News Writer: Douglas SmithBetty Clauser and her brothers pose with the motorcycle the boys rebuilt to get to classes at Caltech. Credit: The Clauser family Francis H. Clauser (BS '34, MS...
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Stolper Interim President Beginning July 1
This morning the Caltech Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to appoint Edward Stolper to the role of interim president, effective July 1, 2013. He will assume the post from Jean-Lou Chameau, whose...
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Donald Coles, 89
1924 – 2013News Writer: Kathy SvitilCredit: EAS communications office Donald Coles (MS '48, PhD '53), professor of aeronautics, emeritus, passed away on May 2. He was 89 years old.
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Otis Booth Leadership Chair Established at Caltech
$10 Million Will Accelerate InnovationNews Writer: Ann MotrunichCredit: Bill Youngblood With a $10 million gift, the Los Angeles–based Otis Booth Foundation has created and endowed the Otis Booth...
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Bruce Murray, 1931 – 2013
News Writer: Kathy SvitilBruce Murray, Professor of Planetary Science and Geology, Emeritus, at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), and former director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
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Bruce Murray
1931 – 2013News Writer: Douglas SmithBruce Murray in a 1991 photograph.Credit: Caltech Archives/Bob Paz Bruce Churchill Murray, Caltech Professor of Planetary Science, Emeritus, and former head of...
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Albert D. "Bud" Wheelon, 1929 – 2013
News Writer: Douglas SmithAlbert D. "Bud" Wheelon, a life member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), passed away at his home in Montecito, California, on...
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Caltech Names Thomas F. Rosenbaum as New President
Today Caltech announced the appointment of Thomas F. Rosenbaum as the Institute's ninth president. Dr. Rosenbaum is currently the John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor of Physics at the...
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David Dreier Elected to Caltech Board of Trustees
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierTrustee David DreierDavid Dreier, chairman of the Annenberg-Dreier Commission at Sunnylands, has been elected to the Caltech Board of Trustees.
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