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05/08/2007

Wintrob Elected to Caltech Board of Trustees

Deborah Williams-Hedges

Businessman and philanthropist Jay S. Wintrob has been elected to the California Institute of Technology Board of Trustees.

04/30/2007

Caltech Presidential Inauguration - A Student Affair

Jill Perry

Dr. Jean-Lou Chameau, who has served as Caltech's president since Sept. 1, 2006, will be inaugurated in a simple ceremony at the start of Caltech's 113th annual commencement on June 8.

04/25/2007

Romy Wyllie, Expert on Caltech's Architectural Heritage, Writes Book on Bertram Goodhue

Robert Tindol

Visitors to the California Institute of Technology often compliment the architecture, the landscaping, and the general layout of the Pasadena campus. Much of the credit must go to the architect Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue, who was responsible for the original master plan as well as several early campus buildings.

04/20/2007

Stolper Named Provost at Caltech

Jill Perry

The California Institute of Technology has named Edward M. Stolper as the Institute's ninth provost. He will take the post August 1.

02/09/2007

Moore Funds Center to Facilitate Chemical Discovery

John Avery

Facilities to automate the work of experimental chemistry may soon accelerate the process of chemical discovery at the California Institute of Technology, thanks to a grant of over $11 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

02/02/2007

New Astrophysics Building Under Way

Jill Perry

In December 2008 astronomers and astrophysicists at the California Institute of Technology will have a new home for their offices, classes, and meetings. Construction on the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics began Jan. 31 with a groundbreaking ceremony.

11/16/2006

Caltech Names Three New Trustees

Deborah Williams-Hedges

The California Institute of Technology Board of Trustees has elected three new members: Jon Faiz Kayyem, James F. Rothenberg, and Robert P. Chess.

10/26/2006

Moore Foundation Gives $6.5 Million to Caltech For Research on Solar-Driven Energy

Robert Tindol

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded $6.5 million to found the Center for Sustainable Energy Research at the California Institute of Technology. The center will conduct research on solar-driven renewable-energy sources. The six-year grant targets various promising technologies that could result in cheap alternatives to fossil fuels.

10/20/2006

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Awards $24 Million to Caltech for Three Projects

Robert Tindol

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded three grants totaling $24 million to the California Institute of Technology for projects in cosmology, experimental economics, and neurobiology.

10/19/2006

Caltech Receives $1 Million Grant from Amgen Foundation to Support Undergraduate Research

Deborah Williams-Hedges

The California Institute of Technology has received a $1 million grant from the Amgen Foundation to support undergraduate research opportunities for 25 students each summer over the next four years.

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