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May The Food Be With You
News Writer: Sonia ChernobieffCredit: Bob PazMore than 900 students gathered at Chandler Hall on Tuesday night for the Dining Services quarterly Midnight Madness event—a late-night study break meant to...
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Partnership with Heritage Medical Research Institute Will Augment...
News Writer: Marisa Demers Caltech's newly named Heritage Principal Investigators pose with Caltech trustee Richard N. Merkin and President Thomas F. Rosenbaum. From left to right: Andre Hoelz, Mikhail...
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Eduardo Repetto Elected as Caltech Trustee
News Writer: Lori DajoseCredit: Courtesy E. RepettoEduardo A. Repetto (PhD '98) has been elected to the Caltech Board of Trustees. Repetto is director, co-chief executive officer, and co-chief...
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Hard Work Meets Hard Knocks: Caltech's SUSI Program
News Writer: Rod PyleCaltech sophomore Chen Chang working at IdeaLab, a local tech incubator.Credit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechCaltech's students are familiar with hard work. Mastering the intricacies of...
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Rosens Recharge Support for Bioengineering
News Writer: Stacey HongCaltech board chair emeritus and longtime Compaq chairman Benjamin M. (Ben) Rosen (BS '54) and his wife, Donna, have made a bequest commitment to advance scientific exploration...
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Geophysicist David G. Harkrider Dies
News Writer: Lori DajoseDavid G. HarkriderDavid G. Harkrider, professor of geophysics, emeritus, at Caltech and an expert in seismological wave propagation, passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2016....
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Caltech Asteroid Hunter Gives 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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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 Director of the Linde Institute: A Conversation with Jaksa Cvitanic
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierJaksa CvitanicCredit: V. UrfalianJaksa Cvitanic, the Richard N. Merkin Professor of Mathematical Finance at Caltech, has been appointed director of The Ronald and Maxine...
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Gawande to Deliver 2016 Commencement Address
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradAtul Gawande, MD, MPHCredit: Tim LlewellynSurgeon, writer, and public health researcher Atul Gawande, MD, MPH, will be the speaker at Caltech's 122nd annual...
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Caltech Elects Three Trustees
News Writer: Alex RothTimothy J. SloanCredit: Photo courtesy of Timothy J. SloanThree distinguished business leaders—Timothy J. Sloan, Michelle "Mich" Mathews-Spradlin, and Sabeer Bhatia (BS '91)—have...
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Scientists Can Tell a Good Story
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCredit: CaltechIn the early 1990s, actor Alan Alda—well known for his long-running role on the television show M.A.S.H.—was asked to narrate a new show on PBS called...
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The Honorable Shirley M. Hufstedler, 1925–2016
News Writer: Kathy SvitilShirley HufstedlerCredit: Caltech ArchivesThe Honorable Shirley M. Hufstedler—a former federal judge, the nation's first secretary of education, and a Caltech senior...
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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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Tom M. Apostol, 1923–2016
News Writer: Lori DajoseTom M. Apostol, professor of mathematics, emeritus, passed away on May 8, 2016. He was 92.Apostol was born in Helper, Utah, on August 20, 1923. He received his bachelor of...
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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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Gilmartin Named Dean of Undergraduate Students
News Writer: Jon NalickKevin GilmartinCredit: CaltechOn July 1, 2016, Kevin Gilmartin, professor of English, will begin serving as Caltech's dean of undergraduate students.In announcing Gilmartin's...
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Celebrating 50 Years of Service: A Conversation with Mary Webster
News Writer: Lori DajoseMary WebsterCredit: Photo courtesy of M. Webster and N. O’ConnorEvery year, the Staff Service & Impact Awards celebrate Caltech's community of staff members and the work...
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Caltech Statement on UCLA Tragedy
News Writer: Ramanuj BasuCaltech mourns the loss of UCLA professor and Caltech alum William S. Klug (PhD mechanical engineering, conferred in 2004).Professor Klug's death was the result of a terrible...
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