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Moore Foundation Awards Additional $17.5 Million for Thirty-Meter Telescope Plans
12/17/2003

Moore Foundation Awards Additional $17.5 Million for Thirty-Meter Telescope Plans

Jill Perry
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Cosmic Ray Detectors Installed at L.A. Middle School
11/13/2003

Cosmic Ray Detectors Installed at L.A. Middle School

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The Puzzle of Economic Decision Making
11/11/2003

The Puzzle of Economic Decision Making

Jean Esminger Watson Lecture.
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Caltech to Host Research Science Institute
11/06/2003

Caltech to Host Research Science Institute

Jill Perry

Virginia-based Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) and the California Institute of Technology today announced the inauguration of the Research Science Institute (RSI), a six-week summer program for academically talented high school science students.

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AAAS official to speak at Caltech on expanding the science and engineering talent pool
11/05/2003

AAAS official to speak at Caltech on expanding the science and engineering talent pool

Shirley M. Malcom, head of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a leading authority on education and science literacy, will speak at the California Institute of Technology at 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 11, in the Beckman Institute auditorium. The lecture is free and open to the public.
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Palomar Observatory expected to weather fire storm
10/30/2003

Palomar Observatory expected to weather fire storm

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Physicist Turned Activist to Speak on Iraq Occupation
10/17/2003

Physicist Turned Activist to Speak on Iraq Occupation

Deborah Williams-Hedges
Rahul Mahajan, a Caltech alum who holds a Ph.D. in physics, will present the first keynote address in the 2003-2004 season of the Social Activism Speaker Series at the California Institute of Technology. A strong critic of U.S. policy in Iraq, Mahajan will speak about "The Bush Doctrine at Home and Abroad: Militarism Meets 'Globalization.'" This event will take place on Thursday, October 23, at 8 p.m. in Baxter Lecture Hall on the Caltech campus and is free and open to the public.
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Caltech Boasts Silver Medal Winners at the 34th International Physics Olympiad
10/16/2003

Caltech Boasts Silver Medal Winners at the 34th International Physics Olympiad

Deborah Williams-Hedges
The California Institute of Technology adds two silver medals to its list of distinguished honors, won by freshmen Emily Russell and Yernur Rysmagambetov, at the 34th International Physics Olympiad in Taiwan.
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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards $17.5 million for Thirty-Meter Telescope plans
10/16/2003

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awards $17.5 million for Thirty-Meter Telescope plans

Robert Tindol
The dream of a giant optical telescope to improve our understanding of the universe and its origin has moved a step closer to reality today. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation awarded $17.5 million to fund a detailed design study of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT). This new grant allows the California Institute of Technology and its partner, the University of California, to proceed with formulating detailed construction plans for the telescope.
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David Baltimore on Viruses, Viruses, Viruses
10/09/2003

David Baltimore on Viruses, Viruses, Viruses

Marcus Woo
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