Caltech in the News for the week of February 8, 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.
On Feb. 13, the Washington Post Web site posted an interview with biologist and Nobel laureate David Baltimore following his being named one of America's best leaders.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2009/02/12/VI2009021203091.html
On Feb. 11, Professor Emeritus Carver Mead was named to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. The Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle and many others covered the story.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=19&entry_id=35659
http://www.google.com/
A Feb. 12 Pasadena Weekly story pointed out Caltech's frequent appearances in the satirical publication, The Onion.
http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/when_things_go_horribly_right/6905/
On Feb. 11, physicist Kip Thorne was a guest blogger on the Discover magazine Web site, discussing an upcoming visit by Stephen Hawking.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/
On Feb. 11, National Geographic TV interviewed Mars specialist John Grotzinger and graduate student Margarita Marinova for two upcoming specials on Mars.
A Feb. 10 Forbes story quoted applied physics professor Kerry Vahala in a report on efforts to create a nanoscale laser.
http://www.forbes.com/
A Feb. 9 Washington Post story on snowflakes cited physicist Ken Libbrecht's work in the area.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/
