Gradinaru Receives NIH Director's Award
She will use the funds to engineer efficient methods of drug and gene delivery into brain cells.News Writer: Lori DajoseViviana GradinaruCredit: CaltechThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) has...
View ArticleCaltech Mentor’s Legacy Lives on through a New Graduate Fellowship
Anneila Sargent (MS ’67, PhD ’78) and the late Wallace SargentAnneila Sargent (MS '67, PhD '78), Caltech's Ira S. Bowen Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, has made a gift to establish the Wallace L. W....
View ArticleIlluminating New Possibilities: An Interview with Alireza Marandi
News Writer: Robert PerkinsAlireza MarandiCredit: CaltechNew Caltech faculty member Alireza Marandi is on the cutting edge of laser science. Marandi, assistant professor of electrical engineering in...
View ArticleMaking Climate Science Understandable for Everyone
Q&A with graduate student Zach Erickson, who recently returned from the Climate Science Translators ShowcaseNews Writer: Robert PerkinsGraduate student Zach Erickson prepares to deploy an...
View ArticleCaltech Family Weekend Provides a Glimpse of Undergraduate Life
News Writer: Shayna Chabner McKinneyMembers of the Butkovich family, left to right, Koba, Vicktor, Maria, and Lazarina, gathered together during Caltech Family Weekend. In addition to two Caltech...
View ArticleThe Future of Imaging Cells: Q&A with Lu Wei
New chemistry professor is at the frontier of new visualization toolsNews Writer: Whitney ClavinLu WeiCredit: Caltech Caltech's new assistant professor of chemistry Lu Wei is pushing the boundaries of...
View ArticleSymposium Marks 10 Years of Caltech-City of Hope Partnership
Event highlighted projects focused on cardiovascular health and tumor tracking News Writer: Emily VelascoCredit: ShutterstockTen years ago, Caltech and City of Hope forged a partnership that combined...
View ArticleA Conversation with April Castañeda
The leader of Caltech’s equity office talks about her new role and why putting everything under one roof will benefit the Institute. News Writer: Judy HillApril Castañeda, who recently stepped into the...
View ArticleNew Climate Model to Be Built from the Ground Up
Scientists and engineers rethink how to model and predict climateNews Writer: Robert PerkinsCurrent climate modeling relies on dividing up the globe into a grid and then computing what is going on in...
View ArticleNew Visual Culture Program Coming to Campus
Grant from the Mellon Foundation supports new opportunities for campus community to explore visual artsCredit: CaltechA new visual culture program is about to make Caltech a lot more colorful. From...
View ArticleNeuroscience Initiative Turns Two
Spearheading interdisciplinary brain researchNews Writer: Lori DajoseA rendering of the Chen Neuroscience Research Building.Credit: Smith GroupTwo years ago, the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute...
View ArticleCommunity College Students Thrive at Caltech
Through Base 11, high-achieving community college students work and study in labs at CaltechNews Writer: Robert PerkinsBase 11 students at CaltechThis summer, Maria Hernandez—a student at Santa Monica...
View ArticleCaltech's New CARE Team Provides Coordinated Support for Students
Focus is on early intervention to mitigate personal crises and promote student successNews Writer: Jon NalickCaltech has recently created a multidisciplinary team of professional staff to identify and...
View ArticleSenior Named Churchill Scholar
Daniel Assumpcao will complete an MPhil in physics at the University of Cambridge.News Writer: Lori DajoseCredit: Courtesy of D. AssumpcaoSenior Daniel Assumpcao has been named a Churchill Scholar for...
View ArticleCaltech Athletics Opens New Weight Room
1,200-square-foot space added to meet strong demandNews Writer: Jon NalickCaltech Athletics recently opened a new 1,200-square-foot weight room in the south side of Brown Gym to meet strong demand from...
View ArticleTeagan Wall (PhD ’15) Turns Her Hand to Directing
Almuna returns to campus to direct the puppet-filled musical Avenue QAvenue Q’s Princeton and Rod in conversation.Teagan Wall (PhD '15), who has worked as a writer for TV series including Bill Nye...
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