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Venerable Oak Tree Succumbs to Fungal Infection
The 400-year-old tree was treasured by generations of Institute staff, faculty, and studentsNews Writer: Jon NalickThe Engelmann oak as it appeared in 1965.Credit: Courtesy of Caltech ArchivesStressed...
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New Director of Health and Counseling Services
A Q&A with Jennifer HowesNews Writer: Jon NalickJennifer Howes, the campus’ director of health and counseling servicesCredit: CaltechCaltech recently spoke with Jennifer Howes, the campus's...
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Graduate Students Peer into Cosmic Web
News Writer: Lori DajoseThe Keck Cosmic Web Imager under construction in a clean room at Caltech. The instrument is currently being installed on the Keck II telescope in Hawaii.Credit: CaltechSince...
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Caltech Women Mentoring Women
News Writer: Lori DajoseFourth-year graduate student Giuliana Viglione (left) and her mentee, first-year Cora Went (right).Credit: CaltechOn a sunny Tuesday outside of Caltech's Red Door Café, two...
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A Conversation with Lior Pachter (BS '94)
Lior PachterCredit: Courtesy of L. Pachter/CaltechLior Pachter (BS '94) is Caltech's new Bren Professor of Computational Biology. Recently, he was elected a fellow of the International Society for...
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Alphabet Chief Sees AI Helping Spur Scientific Discovery
On visit to campus, Eric Schmidt gets firsthand look at Caltech science and engineeringNews Writer: Jon NalickA Conversation with Eric Schmidt - 02/17/17Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet and...
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Freshman Swimmer Makes It to NCAA Championships
Thomas Gallup is first swimmer to go since 1983 Thomas Gallup won two titles in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference February 17 and 18.Credit: CaltechFreshman Thomas Gallup will...
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Something New to Check Out at the Library: 3D Printers
The TechLab at Sherman Fairchild Library helps members of the Caltech community get started in 3D printingNews Writer: Jon NalickStudents examine a 3D printed drone and a round component designed to...
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Caltech’s All-Female A Cappella Group Performs at Disney’s California Adventure
Groups Sings on DCA’s Hollywood Backlot StageNews Writer: Sharon KaplanThe Caltech Pipettes—the Institute's 14-member, all-female, all-student a cappella group—performed to their biggest audience yet...
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Hundreds Gather to Support International Community
Unease over U.S. travel policies prompted faculty members to organize eventNews Writer: Jon NalickMore than 500 people flocked to the March 1 gathering at Millikan Pond to support international members...
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Caltech Celebrates Donors of Leadership Chairs
Leadership chairs funded include those for Caltech’s six division chairs, provost, and presidentTed (BS ’65, MS ’66) and Ginger Jenkins with John Grotzinger (center), holder of the Ted and Ginger...
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Seeing Deeper: An Interview with Lihong Wang
News Writer: Robert PerkinsLihong WangCredit: CaltechUsing a combination of light and sound, Lihong Wang is noninvasively peering deeper inside biological tissues than previously possible....
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The Battle of the 'Bots
Caltech Holds 32nd Annual Engineering Design CompetitionKyung Park, of Team Soul, places a robot for one of the early heats.Credit: CaltechHeld on Beckman Mall on March 9, Caltech's 32nd Annual...
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Caltech to Start Work on New Campus Center
In preparation for Hameetman Center, Red Door Café and other facilities in Winnett to move locations.The Red Door CaféCredit: CaltechThe Winnett Student Center—home to the Red Door Café, the Caltech...
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Reverse Engineering Poetry
News Writer: Judy HillIsraeli programmer, poet, and new media artist Eran Hadas, who will be teaching at Caltech as an artist-in-residence this spring.Credit: Eliran KnollerThis spring, Israeli...
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A Humanist Among the Scientists: A Conversation with Maura Dykstra
Historian Maura Dykstra discusses 19th-century China and how she became interested in itNews Writer: Lori DajoseMaura DykstraCredit: CaltechWhen you walk into Maura Dykstra's new office at Caltech, one...
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Students to Plan Moon Base for Deep-Space Exploration
For the 2017 Caltech Space Challenge, two student teams will design lunar-based launch-and-resupply stationsNews Writer: Robert PerkinsHumans have set foot on the moon and may one day walk on Mars, but...
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Panda Express Co-founders Give $30 Million to Caltech for Medical Engineering
Andrew and Peggy Cherng saw opportunity to invest in their community and in the future of health careNews Writer: Stacey HongPeggy and Andrew CherngCredit: Phil ChanningFor the Cherngs, making a $30...
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Caltech Students and Alumni Receive 2017 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Twenty current students and eight alumni have been selected to receive funding for graduate studies.News Writer: Lori DajoseThis year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected 20 current...
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The Human Side of Engineering
Stephanie MoonCredit: CaltechMentors in the Caltech course Design for Freedom from Disability gave students Stephanie Moon and Lawrence Lee a new view of the power engineers have to benefit others.Says...
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