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Watson Fellow Explores Intersection Between Traditional and Western Medicine
03/14/2008

Watson Fellow Explores Intersection Between Traditional and Western Medicine

Jill Perry

Huaising (Cindy) Ko, 22, of Ramona, California, was today named one of only 50 college seniors in the nation to receive a $25,000 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for a year of "purposeful exploration."

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One of Five Centers of Excellence for Predictive Science
03/13/2008

One of Five Centers of Excellence for Predictive Science

elisabeth nadin

With a $17 million grant from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the California Institute of Technology becomes one of five new centers of excellence that will focus on the emerging field of predictive science.

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Mechanical Engineers Defy Gravity
03/06/2008

Mechanical Engineers Defy Gravity

elisabeth nadin

On the day that California Institute of Technology mechanical-engineering students will fling projectiles through the air in their annual design competition, two Caltech mechanical-engineering alumni will hurtle through space on the shuttle Endeavor.

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Kavli Nanoscience Institute Hosts Inaugural Symposium
03/04/2008

Kavli Nanoscience Institute Hosts Inaugural Symposium

Jacqueline Scahill
The California Institute of Technology stands poised to open the door to advances in nanotechnology that have the potential to revolutionize medical diagnosis and therapy. On Tuesday, March 4, the Kavli Nanoscience Institute (KNI) at Caltech will celebrate the completion of its new cleanroom facility with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a symposium. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will be at 9 a.m. at the Steele Laboratory, and the symposium starts at 10:30 a.m. in the Millikan Boardroom.
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Concert Band to Play at Carnegie Hall
02/25/2008

Concert Band to Play at Carnegie Hall

Allison Benter
A group of people at the California Institute of Technology will be going where no Caltech group has gone before: Carnegie Hall. On Saturday, May 24, approximately 60 performers in the Caltech-Occidental Concert Band will travel to New York City to play at the renowned concert hall.
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Bechtel Gives Personal Donation to Annenberg Center
02/20/2008

Bechtel Gives Personal Donation to Annenberg Center

Jacqueline Scahill
Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., has awarded $1 million to the California Institute of Technology in support of the final stages of construction of the Walter and Leonore Annenberg Center for Information Science and Technology.
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Breaking Ground for Schlinger Laboratory
02/08/2008

Breaking Ground for Schlinger Laboratory

elisabeth nadin
Chemists and chemical engineers at the California Institute of Technology can soon start dreaming of experiments for their new labs, to be housed in a building dedicated to their work that will begin to take shape on February 13. The groundbreaking ceremony starts at 11 a.m.
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Broadcaster Krulwich is Caltech Commencement Speaker
01/31/2008

Broadcaster Krulwich is Caltech Commencement Speaker

Jill Perry
Robert Krulwich, a radio and television journalist whose specialty is explaining complex topics--science, technology, economics--in a style that is clear, compelling, and entertaining, will be the featured speaker at the California Institute of Technology's 114th annual commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on June 13.
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Financier Munger Gives DuBridge Lecture
01/29/2008

Financier Munger Gives DuBridge Lecture

Jill Perry
Charles "Charlie" Munger, lifelong friend and business partner of Warren Buffett, will be the featured guest at the 2008 DuBridge Distinguished Lecture Series at the California Institute of Technology at 8 p.m., March 11, in Beckman Auditorium, 332 S. Michigan Ave., on the Pasadena campus. The event is free and open to the public.
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Caltech Joins National Global-Warming Teach-In
01/29/2008

Caltech Joins National Global-Warming Teach-In

elisabeth nadin
Did you know that it takes about the energy found in 1.4 liters of gasoline to make a cheese pizza? The energy cost of producing food is one focus the California Institute of Technology will take as it participates in a nationwide effort to engage schools in global-warming solutions.
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