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White House Puts Spotlight on Earthquake Early-Warning System

News Writer: Katie NeithThe earthquake early warning (EEW) UserDisplay in action for a scenario M7.8 earthquake. The most intense colors correspond to very strong ground shaking. The banner on top...

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Student-Faculty Colloquium Seeks to Improve Diversity, Climate at Caltech

News Writer: Nehaly ShahThe Student-Faculty Colloquium (SFC) is a forum designed to bring graduate students, faculty, and the administration together to discuss issues they find important. The daylong...

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Hunting for Ephemeral Cosmic Flashes: A Conversation with Mansi Kasliwal

News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierMansi Kasliwal, assistant professor of astronomy, holding one of the 16 large-format detectors that will be part of the Zwicky Transient Facility camera mosaic. Credit:...

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Caltech Asteroid Hunter to Give TED Talk

News Writer: Lori DajoseArtist’s concept of NASA’s NEOWISE spacecraft. NEOWISE is an infrared telescope that orbits Earth, and Carrie Nugent works on the team that has used it to observe 128,000...

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A Bold Enterprise

News Writer: Tom WaldmanGrant Remmen, a graduate student in theoretical physics at Caltech, and his younger brother, Cole, who majors in theater arts at the University of Minnesota, have long shared a...

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Seeking a Balanced Equation

In the most recent issue of E&S magazine we feature a handful of the more than 1,200 graduate students at Caltech who are creating and discovering new knowledge as they train to become scientific...

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Caltech Publications Earn Regional CASE Awards

News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierThe regional district of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) has recognized publications and posters made by Caltech with six Awards of...

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New CCE Leadership Chair Honors the Past and Supports the Future

News Writer: Marisa DemersCredit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechA new leadership chair in Caltech's Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE) will amplify the Institute's support of its scholars'...

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Celebrating Pi Day 2016

News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradStudents line up on March 14 at 1:59 a.m. to get their slices of Pi Day pie. Credit: CaltechToday's the day to grab a big piece of π.In celebration of International...

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Caltech Athletics Welcomes Women's Soccer

News Writer: Lori DajoseUndergraduate Monica Li plays in a game against Whittier College on October 14, 2015. At Caltech, female undergraduates have traditionally had the opportunity to play on the...

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Living—and Giving—the Caltech Dream

News Writer: Alyce NicoloCredit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechGrowing up in Tehran, Iran, Mory Gharib (PhD '83) attended large, crowded schools. He was the kid who always raised his hand in class and asked...

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April Fools, The Caltech Way

At Caltech, pranks are an integral part of student life. Over the years students pranked their comrades, student Houses pranked other Houses, and their witty machinations often spread outside...

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Kannan Receives Fulbright Fellowship

News Writer: Lori DajoseSoumya KannanCredit: Photo courtesy of Soumya KannanSoumya Kannan, a senior bioengineering major, has been selected to receive a Fulbright Fellowship to pursue research and...

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Caltech Students and Alumni Receive 2016 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradThis year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected 20 current Caltech students and 13 alumni to receive its Graduate Research Fellowships. The awards...

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STEM Olympians Come to Campus

News Writer: Dave ZobelParticipants from Canyon Crest Academy setting up the robotic arm they build to try to move as many items on the playing field into specific slots in the egg cartons.Credit: Bob...

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New Chen Professorship Supports Research in Sustainability and Energy

News Writer: Marisa DemersJohn S. and Sherry ChenCredit: Courtesy of John S. ChenCaltech trustee John S. Chen (MS '79) and his wife, Sherry, have pledged $1.5 million to support Institute scholars who...

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Gift to Spark Powerful New Projects

Ron (MS ’62, PhD ’64) and Maxine LindeCredit: Bob Paz for CaltechCaltech leaders announced today two new funds that will provide flexible resources to support top priorities and launch bold academic...

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Two Caltech Seniors Win Hertz Fellowships

News Writer: Lori DajoseKurtis CarschCredit: CaltechThe Fannie and John Hertz Foundation has selected two Caltech seniors, Kurtis Carsch and Paul Dieterle, to receive 2016 Hertz Fellowships. A total of...

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Why We Do What We Do: A Conversation with Omer Tamuz

News Writer: Lori DajoseOmer TamuzCredit: CaltechOmer Tamuz, a newly arrived assistant professor of economics and mathematics, studies how people make decisions based on what they know and what they...

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A Celebration of the Performing and Visual Arts at Caltech

News Writer: Cynthia EllerAmbassador Auditorium in PasadenaOn May 21, 2016 at Pasadena's Ambassador Auditorium, the Caltech Concert Band, Glee Club, Jazz Band, Orchestra, and a few of the Institute's...

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