FIRE EXTINGUISHER TRAINING Wilson Avenue North Parking Structure, roof 10:00 AM -11:00 AM
This class will teach basic fire safety and include hands-on training on how to use a fire extinguisher. Class size is limited. Registration: 395-6727 or safety.training@caltech.edu">href="mailto:safety.training@caltech.edu">safety.training@caltech.edu.

THESIS SEMINAR 151 Crellin 02:00 PM -03:00 PM
"Chemical Scale Studies of the Nicotinic and Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors," Michael M. Torrice, graduate student in chemistry, Caltech.

SUMMER RESEARCH CONNECTION SEMINAR DAY 206 Thomas 04:00 PM -06:00 PM
Funded by the Siemens Foundation, the Summer Research Connection (SRC) gives high-school students and teachers the opportunity to work in a local research lab. At this event, students and teachers from John Muir, Blair, Gabrielino, and Webb schools will present research they have been conducting this summer at Caltech and the Oak Crest Institute of Science. Topics will include atomic-force microscopy, the microbiology of biodiesel fuel, and the observation of distant galaxies.

CALTECH POETRY CLUB MEETING Red Door Cafe 12:00 PM -01:00 PM
The Caltech Poetry Club meets at the tables in front of the Red Door Cafe to read and discuss poetry every Friday at noon throughout the summer. Attendees are encouraged to bring copies of poems that they have written or other favorites to share. The group reads chapters from a book of short essays by poet laureate Robert Hass, introducing contemporary poets, unusal themes, and fascinating connections. They also discuss and read their own poems.