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fromSFGATE
2 days ago

Unearthed video shows WH press shooting suspect as Caltech student

A video reveals Cole Tomas Allen, a Caltech graduate, discussing a wheelchair invention before allegedly shooting outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
Science
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

FBI probes missing or dead scientists, including four from the L.A. area

The FBI is investigating the deaths and disappearances of scientists linked to sensitive research, raising national security concerns.
Los Angeles
fromFuturism
2 months ago

Astronomer Who Discovered Water on Distant Planet Murdered Outside Home

Carl Grillmair, a renowned Caltech astronomer who studied exoplanets and stellar streams, was shot and killed outside his home in Antelope Valley; a suspect was arrested and charged with his murder.
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fromLos Angeles Times
3 months ago

Caltech names new president, an astrophysicist who vows to empower 'brilliant minds'

Ray Jayawardhana, an astrophysicist and provost of Johns Hopkins University, will become the next president of Caltech - one the nation's wealthiest and most elite universities - as it enters a second year of challenging terrain amid Trump administration cuts to scientific research. The campus' board of trustees announced the appointment Tuesday morning after a months-long search to replace President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, who said in April that he would step down.
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fromLos Angeles Times
7 months ago

David Baltimore, Nobel Prize-winning scientist and former Caltech president, dies at 87

David Baltimore was a Nobel-winning virologist and Caltech leader who shaped genetic engineering debates and remained an active researcher until age 87.
Online learning
fromLos Angeles Times
9 months ago

CalTech settles class-action lawsuit and will drop controversial online 'boot camp' partner

CalTech is ending its partnership with Simplilearn due to allegations of misrepresentation regarding a cybersecurity boot camp.
SF parents
fromKqed
1 year ago

The Eaton Fire Hit Caltech Scientists Close to Home. Now, They're Studying the Toxic Aftermath | KQED

Environmental contamination from the Eaton Fire poses significant risks, prompting urgent research by scientists, including Professor François Tissot.
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