By Innovate Pasadena Staff — November 2, 2016

In Case You Missed It: 4 Traits of Entrepreneurial Thinkers, Why is it so difficult to get more women in tech jobs, Can JPL Prevent End of the World with Tool For Incoming Asteroids and more.

In Case You Missed It!

Entrepreneurship

4 Traits of Entrepreneurial Thinkers

The Huffington Post covered Victor Limongelli’s talk at the Innovate Pasadena Friday Coffee Meetup and wrote that it revealed a lot about what an authentic entrepreneurial thinker looks like. READ MORE

Why is it so difficult to get more women in tech jobs? Self doubt plays a role.

When it comes to landing a job in the tech industry, women must not only beat their competition, but also overcome self doubt and be more assertive. That was one of the messages conveyed at a “How to Recruit, Retain & Promote Women in Tech” workshop held at Cross Campus as part of Innovate Pasadena’s Connect Week. READ MORE

Science

Asteroid Tracking: Can JPL Prevent End of the World with This New Tool For Incoming Asteroids?

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) has confirmed Earth experienced a near miss on October 30th as an asteroid passed near the planet, dodging it by a “mere” 300,000 miles. Astronomers at JPL spotted the asteroid using an experimental computer program. READ MORE

Studies Offer New Glimpse of Melting Under Antarctic Glaciers

Two new studies by researchers at NASA and the University of California, Irvine, detect the fastest ongoing rates of glacier retreat ever observed in West Antarctica and offer an unprecedented direct view of intense ice melting from the floating undersides of glaciers. READ MORE

Around Town

Cross Campus Hosts 11 Events for Connect Week 2016

Cross Campus was the setting for 11 events during Innovate Pasadena’s Connect Week. Event topics included Design Better Products in Just 5 Days, Using Improv to Succeed in Business, and Branding While Broke. READ MORE