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10/08/2004

Economist to Speak on the Growing Wealth Gap

Deborah Williams-Hedges

Economist and noted author Chuck Collins will come to the California Institute of Technology to present the first keynote address in the 2004-05 season of the Social Activism Speaker Series. Cofounder of United for a Fair Economy, Collins will discuss the growing inequality of wealth in the U.S., its impact on the economy, and its role in the upcoming presidential election. This event will take place on Thursday, October 14, at 7 p.m., in Baxter Auditorium, which is located on the Caltech campus. It is free and open to the public.

10/07/2004

Watson Lecture: Running on Empty

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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.

05/10/2004

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

Robert Tindol

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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.

04/21/2004

Challenges and Excitement of Space Exploration

Watson Lecture

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.

03/29/2004

Novelist Ian McEwan to Appear at Caltech

Robert Tindol

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03/25/2004

Speaker Discusses Importance of Play

Jill Perry

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03/24/2004

Watson Lecture--The Bumpy Road of the First Robotic Race

Marcus Woo

Watson Lecture

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