Caltech Students and Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierThis year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected 31 current Caltech students and 12 alumni to receive its Graduate Research Fellowships. The awards support...
View ArticleTwo Caltech Seniors Win Watson Fellowships
Janani Mandayam Comar and Aaron Krupp join the 47th class of Watson fellowsNews Writer: Douglas SmithCaltech's 2015 Watson Fellowship winners Janani Mandayam Comar and Aaron Krupp.Credit: Lance...
View ArticleCaltech Dining Recognized for Midnight Madness Breakfast
News Writer: Shayna Chabner McKinneyCaltech's Tom Mannion, senior director of student activities and programs at Caltech, serves up omelets to undergraduates at a recent Midnight Madness event.Credit:...
View ArticleAndersen Wins Inaugural Cal-BRAIN Funding
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCredit: ShutterstockRichard Andersen, James G. Boswell Professor of Neuroscience, has been selected as a recipient of one of the first grants from the California...
View ArticlePennies for Ditch Day
News Writer: Dave ZobelCaltech senior Lori Dajose (BS '15) holds up her Caltech coin from the new penny press.Credit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechJust inside the Caltech Store stands a manually operated...
View ArticleThe Planet Finder
A Conversation with Dimitri MawetNews Writer: Douglas SmithAssociate Professor of Astronomy Dimitri MawetCredit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechAssociate Professor of Astronomy Dimitri Mawet has joined Caltech...
View ArticleCaltech Students Named Goldwater Scholars
News Writer: Lori DajoseCaltech undergraduates Saaket Agrawal (left) and Paul Dieterle (right).Credit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechTwo Caltech students, Saaket Agrawal and Paul Dieterle, have been awarded...
View ArticleDitch Day? It’s Today, Frosh!
Today we celebrate Ditch Day, one of Caltech's oldest traditions. During this annual spring rite—the timing of which is kept secret until the last minute—seniors ditch their classes and vanish from...
View ArticleRothenbergs Give Generously for Graduate Education, Research Innovation
News Writer: Wayne LewisCredit: Courtesy of James F. RothenbergA $15 million pledge to Caltech from trustee James F. Rothenberg and his wife, Anne, will fuel two areas of intrinsic importance to the...
View ArticleThree Caltech Fulbrights
News Writer: Douglas SmithCaltech seniors Jonathan Liu, Charles Tschirhart, and Caroline Werlang will be engaging in research abroad as Fulbright Scholars this fall. Sponsored by the Department of...
View ArticleSpotlight on Graduate Research
News Writer: Shayna Chabner McKinney(From left to right): Caltech graduate students Peter Rapp, Carissa Eisler, and Roarke Horstmeyer.Credit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechIt is no secret that Caltech's...
View ArticleCaltech Honors Long-Term Staff Members
News Writer: Lori DajoseCredit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechOn June 4, the 60th Annual Caltech Staff Service Awards will celebrate 247 staff members for their "on-the-job excellence and commitment to...
View ArticleCelebrating 45 Years at Caltech
Robert A. TaylorCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Office of Strategic CommunicationsThe 60th Annual Staff Service Awards will be presented in Beckman Auditorium on Thursday, June 4, at 10 a.m. During the...
View ArticleRuben Carmona Wins Schmitt Staff Prize
News Writer: Elizabeth HamiltonCredit: Courtesy of Academic Media TechnologiesRuben Carmona, a grill station cook in Caltech's Chandler Cafeteria, is the winner of the 2015 Schmitt Prize. The prize is...
View ArticleSeniors Give to Support Caltech
News Writer: Dave ZobelDean of Undergraduate Students John Dabiri (MS '03, PhD '05) does push-ups with senior Bridget Connor as a fundraiser for the 2015 senior class gift. Credit: Coutesy of the...
View ArticleScreening Cells for a Cure
A powerful partnership leads to advances in islet-cell transplants to treat diabetesNews Writer: Alyce NicoloCredit: Alyce Nicolo/CaltechLiving with type 1 diabetes today is typically manageable thanks...
View ArticleBiology, With a Beat
News Writer: Cynthia EllerNicholas Meyer and Tyler Perez rapping about GFP for Caltech's Biology 1 class.This term, students in Biology 1—Principles of Biology—were offered a novel alternative to the...
View ArticleStudents Try Their Hand at Programming DNA
News Writer: Sophia EllerBioengineering graduate student James Parkin describes his DNA origami project.Credit: Credit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Office of Strategic CommunicationsIn a new class called...
View ArticleStudents Win National and International Prizes
News Writer: Kathy SvitilCaltech undergraduate and graduate students have collected an impressive array of awards this year, including three Fulbright grants, two Goldwater Scholarships, two Watson...
View ArticleSenior Spotlight: Phoebe Ann
News Writer: Kathy SvitilPhoebe AnnCredit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechCaltech's class of 2015 is group of smart, creative, and curious individuals. They are analytical thinkers, performers, researchers,...
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