Caltech Appoints New President: Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana to Lead Amid Challenges

Caltech, one of the nation's premier institutions for scientific research and education, has appointed Ray Jayawardhana as its new president, effective July 1. This transition comes at a critical time ...
Orange County Register

JPL scientists sue NASA, Caltech over deep new background checks

PASADENA – Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientists and engineers sued NASA and the California Institute of Technology on Thursday, challenging extensive new background checks that the space exploration ...
SpaceNews

Federal court of appeals rules in favor of JPL employees in suit against Caltech and NASA over intrusive background investigations

Where: Courtroom 11 United States District Court, Presiding Judge, Otis Wright 312 North Spring Street, Los Angeles Today, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion in favor of the JPL ...
Los Angeles Times

Fifty years ago, Caltech pulled off a prank for the memory banks at Rose Bowl

Rarely had a Rose Bowl seen such flawless execution. The preparation was inspired, the key players unwavering and a national television audience enthralled. Fifty years ago this Sunday, an intrepid ...