Manuel Olmedo (left), a graduate student working with Gail Hanson (center), a distinguished professor of physics and astronomy, recently met actor Sally Field (right) at CERN in Geneva, Switzerland. Fields’ brother is a theoretical physicist.

Dante Grossa of Art Craft Tile in Riverside carefully places new tan colored tiles around the edge of the Bell Tower plaza, providing pedestrians with a visual edge around the steps. The entire bottom level of tile was replaced over a six-day period in December to address damage and increase the visibility of the steps.