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Caltech Undergraduates Selected as Finalists in 2024 NASA BIG Idea Challenge
03/04/2024

Caltech Undergraduates Selected as Finalists in 2024 NASA BIG Idea Challenge

For the third time, a team of Caltech undergraduate students have been selected as finalists in NASA's Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge.
a group of undergraduate students are sitting around a table, smiling at the camera
Caltech Joins Pasadena Black History Month Parade
02/28/2024

Caltech Joins Pasadena Black History Month Parade

Julia Ehlert
Students and staff represented Caltech with a float in Southern California’s largest and longest-running Black history parade.
Caltech students and staff alongside their float in the Pasadena Black History Month parade
Watson Lecture: Diana K. Buchwald Reveals Details from Albert Einstein's Time at Caltech
02/28/2024

Watson Lecture: Diana K. Buchwald Reveals Details from Albert Einstein's Time at Caltech

Katie Neith
In this Watson Lecture, Diana K. Buchwald, Robert M. Abbey Professor of History and director and general editor of the Einstein Papers Project at Caltech, will describe her work delving into Einstein’s massive written legacy. In particular, the lecture will explore the diaries he kept during his visits to the Institute and the dual roles he played as a professor in Germany during the early rise of the Nazi Party and a celebrity scientist traveling the world.
Image of Diana K. Buchwald wearing a black top in front of Beckman Auditorium
Learners Connect Across Pasadena
02/12/2024

Learners Connect Across Pasadena

Ann Motrunich
Caltech students share math and science skills in Rise tutoring program
A person leans over a smiling child seated at a table
Caltech's Diversity in Chemistry Initiative Hosts Day of Inclusion
02/07/2024

Caltech's Diversity in Chemistry Initiative Hosts Day of Inclusion

Julia Ehlert
The Chemistry and Chemical Engineering division-wide event featured keynote lectures by chemists Richmond Sarpong and André Issacs.
L-R: Melinda Chan, Doug Rees, André Issacs, Lindsey Malcom-Piqueux, Richmond Sarpong, Brian Stoltz, and William Clemons
Watson Lecture: Bethany Ehlmann Discusses the Lunar Trailblazer Mission to the Moon
01/16/2024

Watson Lecture: Bethany Ehlmann Discusses the Lunar Trailblazer Mission to the Moon

Katie Neith
In this Watson Lecture, Bethany Ehlmann,  professor of planetary science and the Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair and director of Caltech’s Keck Institute for Space Studies, will describe how Lunar Trailblazer will map the composition, temperature, and thermophysical properties of the Moon’s surface.
Image of Bethany Ehlmann in office wearing blue shirt.
Caltech Students Take the International Stage at Science Theater Festival in Italy
01/02/2024

Caltech Students Take the International Stage at Science Theater Festival in Italy

Julia Ehlert
Caltech Theater brings two-player show Another Revolution to Teatro della Meraviglia in Trento
Students Michael Gutierrez and Skyler Ware performing in Italy
Caltech Science Journeys Program Returns with Physics Presentation: "Bringing Imbalance to the Universe"
12/08/2023

Caltech Science Journeys Program Returns with Physics Presentation: "Bringing Imbalance to the Universe"

Alyce Torrice
From a childhood fascination with spinning fan blades to research probing spinning molecules and electrons, recent Caltech graduate Arian Jadbabaie shares his story to inspire students in STEM.
Student standing in front of a chalkboard with many equations
Making a House a Home: Caltech Students and the Venerable Family on Honoring Legacy Through Stories
12/04/2023

Making a House a Home: Caltech Students and the Venerable Family on Honoring Legacy Through Stories

Julia Ehlert
Community storytelling event weaves connections between students of Caltech’s Grant D. Venerable House and members of the Venerable family.
From left to right: Billy Stinchcomb—husband of Michelle Ellington, Michelle Ellington—daughter of Lynda Venerable Ellington, Grant D. Venerable II, Lynda Venerable Ellington, Stella Stinchcomb—great-granddaughter of Grant D. Venerable, Lloyd Venerable, June Edmonds, and jill moniz.
Get out! Free Local Attractions Open to Caltech Community Members
11/06/2023

Get out! Free Local Attractions Open to Caltech Community Members

Ann Motrunich
Fall and winter offer ideal conditions to get to know the community around campus and explore Greater Los Angeles.
Former LA Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at the opening of the Broad with Disney Hall in the distance