Caltech in the News for the week of June 7, 2009
Caltech In the News is our weekly review of Caltech faculty, staff and students who have appeared in the news media this past week. This is but a sampling of our coverage. Please note that some links may expire after some time.
A June 13 Los Angeles Times story profiled Caltech president Jean-Lou Chameau.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-morrisonchameau13-2009jun13,0,3230979.story
The June 12 commencement speech by Dept. of Energy Secretary Steven Chu was covered by several media outlets. Also attracting attention was the announcement of a $20 million gift by Stewart and Lynda Resnick. Outlets covering the events included the Pasadena Star-News, Los Angeles Business Journal, Pasadena Now, KPCC-FM, KSCI-TV Channel 18, China Daily News, Sing Tao Daily, and the Epoch Times.
http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/news/ci_12582265
http://www.scpr.org/news/2009/06/12/federal-energy-secretary-steven-chu-caltechs-main-/
http://www.labusinessjournal.com/article.asp?aID=84115803.3353085.1794338.4764165.5037151.507&aID2=138017
http://pasadenanow.com/main/2009/06/12/us-secretary-of-energy-speaks-at-caltech-commencement
A June 11 New York Times story highlighted work by bioengineer Michael Dickinson on how maple seeds spin to the ground. Also covering the research were MSNBC, InventorSpot.com, and Science News, among others.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/science/16obseed.html?hpw
http://inventorspot.com/articles/what_can_maple_seed_teach_helicopter_about_flying_28995
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31261336/
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/44614/title/How_maple_fruits_fall
A June 10 presentation by planetary scientist Mike Brown at the American Astronomical Society meeting was covered by MSNBC.com.
http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/06/10/1959870.aspx
A Chicago Tribune photo essay on time travel included analysis by astrophysicist Sean Carroll.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/chi-090608-time-travel-pg,0,4137045.photogallery
