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Construction and Parking
Construction progress of the Ginsburg Center as of October 2025.
Construction Impacts
- Ginsburg Center: A weekend road closure is scheduled for the removal of the construction crane at the Ginsburg Center construction site. The closure will begin at 7 a.m. on Friday, November 7, and will end by 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 9. East California Boulevard will be closed between Arden and South Campus Drive (beside the tennis courts). To protect neighborhood streets from traffic, no through traffic will be allowed on East California between Wilson and Hill Avenues. For information on sidewalk access during this period, see the "Pedestrian Access" section below.
- Downs-Lauritsen Lab: The main bridge steel structure was erected on October 23 and decked on October 31. Additional construction work will begin the week of November 10.
Parking and Traffic
- The installation of new traffic signal equipment and related infrastructure on Del Mar Boulevard at Michigan Avenue was completed in October.
Pedestrian Access
- During the road closure next to the Ginsburg Center from Friday, November 7, to Sunday, November 9, the south-side sidewalk along East California Boulevard will remain open to pedestrians. The crosswalks at Arden Road and South Hill Avenue will also be accessible. Pedestrian control personnel will intermittently pause foot traffic at these points to ensure safety during periods of heightened construction activity.
Community Member Milestones
- Welcome to Caltech:
Terrance "Terry" Tumey
Terry joined Caltech as director of Athletics, Recreation and Instruction (ARI) on October 28. Prior to Caltech, Terry's multifaceted career included tenures as a college football player and coach, as a college athletics administrator at NCAA Division I, II, and III level schools, and as an executive in the National Football League (NFL).
- Welcome to Caltech:
Michelle Markarian
Michelle joined Caltech as an administrative assistant in the Division of Engineering and Applied Science. In March 2025, she began supporting faculty and their research groups with equipment orders, travel planning, reimbursements, and event logistics. Prior to Caltech, Michelle worked for a casting director and assisted with TV shows, films, and podcasts.
- Welcome to Caltech:
Anna Iudintseva
Anna joined Caltech as the first full-time mechanical engineer at the new gravitational wave detector observatory called Cosmic Explorer, which observes the first events that occurred after the Big Bang. In June 2025, Anna started working with other LIGO scientists to develop the 40 km by 40 km interferometer to be built in the next decade.
- Celebrating a recognition:
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz
The Zernicka-Goetz Lab at Caltech, in partnership with the Terasaki Institute, recently received a $2.8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. This grant will support high-throughput research using stem cell-derived models of early human development to uncover the factors that control embryo formation.
- Welcome to Caltech:
James Wiley
On June 30, James joined Caltech as a mechanical engineer for the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy, where he’ll build next-generation astronomical instruments for ground-based observatories such as Palomar and Keck. He earned his PhD in physics from the University of California, San Diego.
- Welcome to Caltech:
Madison Quan
On September 2, Madison joined Caltech as the interim head coach of the women’s basketball team for the 2025-26 season. She previously served as assistant coach for the Pomona-Pitzer Sagehens, the same team she played on during her four years as an undergraduate at Pitzer College.
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