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Bruce Murray
09/16/2013

Bruce Murray

Douglas Smith
Bruce Churchill Murray, Caltech Professor of Planetary Science, Emeritus, and former head of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), succumbed to complications of Alzheimer's disease on August 29, 2013. He was 81.
Bruce Murray
A New Way to Replace Damaged or Missing Cells
09/16/2013

A New Way to Replace Damaged or Missing Cells

Ann Motrunich
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Yeh and Schwab Named Kavli Nanoscience Institute Codirectors
08/08/2013

Yeh and Schwab Named Kavli Nanoscience Institute Codirectors

Jessica Stoller-Conrad
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Arnold Appointed New Director of Rosen Bioengineering Center
08/08/2013

Arnold Appointed New Director of Rosen Bioengineering Center

Jessica Stoller-Conrad
The Rosen Center supports bioengineering research through the funding of fellows and faculty from many disciplines, including applied physics, chemical engineering, synthetic biology, and computer science.
New Aerospace Fellowship
07/30/2013

New Aerospace Fellowship

Brian Bell
The Indian Department of Space / Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has established a fellowship at Caltech in the name of Satish Dhawan (1920–2002), a Caltech alumnus (Eng '49, PhD '51) and a pioneer of India's space program.
Otis Booth Leadership Chair Established at Caltech
06/28/2013

Otis Booth Leadership Chair Established at Caltech

Ann Motrunich
With a $10 million gift, the Los Angeles–based Otis Booth Foundation has created and endowed the Otis Booth Leadership Chair for the Division of Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) at Caltech. This endowment will provide a permanent source of funds to foster novel research ventures and educational programs.
Scholarships Help Caltech Undergraduate Make a Difference
06/14/2013

Scholarships Help Caltech Undergraduate Make a Difference

Elizabeth Hamilton
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Ditch Day Is Today
05/24/2013

Ditch Day Is Today

Shayna Chabner McKinney
Students donning sumo suits, racing shopping carts, rappelling down buildings and wielding slingshots, sledgehammers, and bows took over campus for this year's Ditch Day.
Master's Exchange Program Agreement Signed with École Polytechnique
05/07/2013

Master's Exchange Program Agreement Signed with École Polytechnique

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Fifty Years of Clearing the Skies
04/25/2013

Fifty Years of Clearing the Skies

Douglas Smith
Los Angeles has had bouts of smog since the turn of the 20th century. Angelenos might now be living in a state of perpetual midnight—assuming we could live here at all—were it not for the work of Caltech professor Arie Jan Haagen-Smit.