DIY: Two Mentors Create Opportunity
Infrared pioneers Tom Soifer (left), Gerry Neugebauer (right), and Keith Matthews (BS '62), who stayed on to become a staff scientist at Caltech.Credit: CaltechIf you want to know what's special about...
View ArticleCampus Invited to Baseball Game on Newly Renovated Field
Following an eight-month renovation project, the North Field will soon be open for use.Credit: CaltechTo celebrate the completion of the North Field renovation, Caltech and the Department of Athletics,...
View ArticleCaltech Athletics Announces 2017 Hall of Honor Class
Hall of Honor ceremony set for May 21This year’s Hall of Honor ceremony will take place during the annual scholar-athlete awards banquet, which will be held on Sunday, May 21.Credit: CaltechCaltech...
View ArticleHigh School Science Students Shine at SoCal State Science Olympiad
Caltech hosts daylong science and engineering tournamentTeams of students from 62 schools gathered at Caltech April 8 to show off their science and engineering knowledge and skills.Credit: CaltechOver...
View ArticleAdmitted Students Get Sneak Peek of Caltech Life at Prefrosh Weekend
This year's admitted class is the Institute's most diverse yetNews Writer: Jon NalickStudents explore Caltech life during Prefrosh Weekend.Credit: caltechCaltech will welcome 266 students—along with...
View ArticleChallenge Will Drive New Caltech Research in Climate Science
Trustee Ronald Linde (MS ’62, PhD ’64) and his wife, Maxine, have initiated a giving challenge to support key researchNews Writer: Marisa DemersRonald (MS ’62, PhD ’64) and Maxine Linde; methane and...
View ArticleIntroducing Caltech Magazine
Caltech rolls out a new Institute magazine, in print and onlineOur new Institute magazine features a wide array of stories about Caltech's people, research, and impact.This month, we launch Caltech...
View ArticleCaltech Student Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
He hopes to research energy and water conservationNews Writer: Emily VelascoGoldwater Scholar Aadith MoorthyCredit: CaltechAadith Moorthy, a junior majoring in materials science and computer science,...
View ArticleExploring Trauma Treatment Through Music
Senior Lauren Li has received a Watson Fellowship to study the effects of music therapy on trauma survivors.News Writer: Lori DajoseLauren LiCredit: CaltechLauren Li, a senior in biology, has been...
View ArticleTake Your Children to Work Day
Annual event aims to boost kids' interest in science and researchJason Marshall, a senior postdoctoral scholar in mechanical and civil engineering, explains an experiment during Caltech's 20th annual...
View ArticleWhat's New at the Athenaeum
The club's new 1,900-square-foot kitchen adds features such as a wood-fired pizza ovenThe new space, attached to the Athenaeum’s existing kitchen, doubles the club’s food-prepping square...
View ArticleFaculty, Staff, and Students Gearing Up for Summer Research Program
Participants say undergraduate research is a vital part of their educationNews Writer: Emily VelascoStudents who participate in the SURF program are offered undergraduate research opportunities.The...
View ArticleCampus Hosts Conference on Mentoring Undergrads
Faculty and Staff Learn Skills for Advising Students in ResearchNews Writer: Emily VelascoUndergraduate research mentors discuss mentoring experiences with Caltech students. Hoping to become better...
View ArticleCaltech Celebrates Its Seniors
Senior dinner program has become an annual traditionSeniors gather at the May 16 event.Credit: CaltechCaltech president Thomas F. Rosenbaum and Katherine T. Faber, the Simon Ramo Professor of Materials...
View ArticleCaltech Program Delivers Science Instruction to Local Elementary School
Looking for help in teaching science, a Pasadena school knew where to turnNews Writer: Jon NalickCaltech graduate student Michael Mazza helps a fourth-grade student strain strawberry pulp to extract...
View ArticleSmall-Molecule Talk with Alison Ondrus
New Caltech professor talks about the intersection between chemistry and biologyNews Writer: Whitney ClavinAlison OndrusCredit: Caltech New assistant professor of chemistry Alison Ondrus says she's...
View ArticleInside Look: the Chen Institute at Caltech
Caltech magazine highlights a "partnership that will change the world"News Writer: Lori OliwensteinThis article originally appeared in the Spring/Summer 2017 issue of Caltech magazine. Nearly two years...
View ArticleFool Me Twice
Julie Jester (BS ’14) wanted to make Caltech history—specifically the history of Caltech pranks.Julie JesterJulie Jester (BS '14) wanted to make Caltech history—specifically the history of Caltech...
View ArticleInside Look: the Chen Institute at Caltech
Caltech magazine highlights a "partnership that will change the world"News Writer: Lori OliwensteinNearly two years ago, philanthropist Tianqiao Chen emailed Caltech biologist Richard Andersen about...
View ArticleChemistry Student Receives Fulbright Fellowship
Gerri Roberts Will Research New Anti-Cancer Drugs in GermanyNews Writer: Emily VelascoGerri RobertsGerri Roberts, a senior majoring in chemistry, has received a Fulbright fellowship to study new...
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