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Ditch Day is today!
05/20/2004

Ditch Day is today!

Ditch Day, the annual end-of-school day of pranks and games at the California Institute of Technology, is today.
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File-Sharing Violations to Be the Focus of May 21 Caltech-Loyola Conference and Mock Trial
05/18/2004

File-Sharing Violations to Be the Focus of May 21 Caltech-Loyola Conference and Mock Trial

Robert Tindol
Legal issues surrounding file-sharing and digital copyrighting will be the focus of a conference and mock trial to be held Friday, May 21, in Beckman Auditorium on the California Institute of Technology campus in Pasadena.
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L.A.Times Publisher John P. Puerner Elected to Caltech Board of Trustees
05/14/2004

L.A.Times Publisher John P. Puerner Elected to Caltech Board of Trustees

Robert Tindol
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Inaugural Wouk Lecture on Advanced Technology for Space Exploration
05/13/2004

Inaugural Wouk Lecture on Advanced Technology for Space Exploration

Jill Perry
Erik Antonsson, the chief technologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and a professor of mechanical engineering at the California Institute of Technology, will give the inaugural Victor Wouk Lecture at 4 p.m. May 19 in Lees-Kubota Lecture Hall, 101 Guggenheim Laboratory of Aeronautics and Applied Science on the Caltech campus. Antonsson will discuss "Advanced Technology for Space Exploration" and will provide an overview of the JPL Strategic Technology Plan, along with highlights of recent successes and future missions. A wine and cheese reception will follow. The program is free and open to the public.
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Engineer to Give Forensic Presentation on Collapses of World Trade Center Towers
05/10/2004

Engineer to Give Forensic Presentation on Collapses of World Trade Center Towers

Robert Tindol
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Human Rights Activist and Actor Mike Farrell Comes to Caltech
04/30/2004

Human Rights Activist and Actor Mike Farrell Comes to Caltech

Deborah Williams-Hedges
Human rights advocate and actor Mike Farrell will come to Caltech to present the final address in the 2003-2004 season of the Social Activism Speaker Series at the California Institute of Technology. Well known for playing B. J. Hunnicutt in the popular television show M.A.S.H., Farrell has spent much of his life campaigning for prisoners' rights and penal reform. Currently president of Death Penalty Focus (DPF), a nonprofit organization, he will speak on his efforts to help end capital punishment. This event will take place on Thursday, May 6, at 8 p.m., in Ramo Auditorium on the Caltech campus. It is free and open to the public.
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Robotics Conference for Middle School Students Set for May 8
04/29/2004

Robotics Conference for Middle School Students Set for May 8

Media advisory
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Challenges and Excitement of Space Exploration
04/21/2004

Challenges and Excitement of Space Exploration

Watson Lecture
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Caltech Student Receives Multiple Prestigious Graduate Honors
04/14/2004

Caltech Student Receives Multiple Prestigious Graduate Honors

Deborah Williams-Hedges
California Institute of Technology student Po-Shen Loh is the recipient of multiple honors that will enable him to pursue his graduate study and research. In this academic year, Loh has been offered a Churchill Scholarship, a Hertz fellowship, a National Science Foundation award, and a National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate fellowship.
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U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders to Speak at Caltech
04/13/2004

U.S. Representative Bernie Sanders to Speak at Caltech

Deborah Williams-Hedges
Bernie Sanders, Vermont's at-large member of the United States House of Representatives, will discuss the Patriot Act at the third presentation in the 2003-2004 season of the Social Activism Speaker Series at the California Institute of Technology. This event will take place on Thursday, April 15, at 8 p.m. in Ramo Auditorium. It is free and open to the public.
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