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09/17/2010

Caltech Welcomes Its Newest Class Act

Heidi Aspaturian

During the week of September 19, more than 200 young men and women are converging on the Caltech campus to start a fresh chapter in both their lives and the Institute's. They were selected from among nearly 5,000 candidates for admission—the largest and one of the most competitive applicant pools in Caltech's history.

09/14/2010

Caltech Receives $10 Million in Gifts to Help Launch New Terrestrial Hazard Center

Jon Weiner

Caltech has established the Terrestrial Hazard Observation and Reporting Center (THOR), funded by $6.7 million from Foster and Coco Stanback, and $3.35 million from the Gordon and Betty Moore matching program.

08/12/2010

Visiting Caltech's Sequoia Country

Heidi Aspaturian

Every summer, campers head for California's fabled sequoia forest in the western Sierra Nevada, and some of them encounter a living monument to Caltech along the way. Hikers who follow what's known as the "Shadows of the Giants" trail and then brave a tough climb up a steep hill will find themselves in Caltech sequoia country, otherwise known as "Caltech Centennial Grove."

08/06/2010

Associates' "Innovation" Keeps Caltech Education Lively

Barbara DiPalma

Caltech undergrads all take the same core curriculum—which includes five courses each of physics and math, among other daunting requirements—no matter what field they'll later specialize in. Thanks to the Innovation in Education Fund, lively new alternatives to traditional introductory classes are being added to the course offerings, and advanced courses with up-to-the-moment topics are being designed as well.

07/20/2010

DIR Helps an Undergrad Go SURFing

Kathy Svitil

This summer, junior chemistry student Jordan Theriot is SURFing far from Caltech, but on familiar ground, in her home state of Louisiana. Jordan's return to her roots was made possible by an unusual unrestricted Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship funded through a grassroots effort by the members of Caltech's Office of Development and Institute Relations.

07/19/2010

A Comedie of Errors As You Like It

Michael Farquhar

Generally considered one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, The Comedy of Errors (or Comedie, per its first publication in 1623) will be performed this month at Caltech by EXPLiCIT, the EXtracurricular PLayers at CIT (the i, as they say, is imaginary). It premieres July 23 at the Braun Amphitheater on the Caltech campus.

06/22/2010

Caltech Elects Two Innovators to Board of Trustees

Deborah Williams-Hedges

Consumer electronics innovator Sidney Harman and technology entrepreneur Elon R. Musk have been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

06/11/2010

Caltech's Class of 2010 Takes Flight

Heidi Aspaturian

Overcast skies couldn't dampen spirits as the California Institute of Technology held its 116th annual commencement on June 11. With family, friends, mentors, and professors in attendance, 491 graduates received their diplomas from President Jean-Lou Chameau.

06/09/2010

Joules and Dano Go to Commencement

Allison Benter

On the eve of Caltech’s 116th commencement, which will take place Friday, June 11, senior class copresidents Julianne Gould ("Joules") and Daniel Obenshain ("Dano") took time out from their final preparations to talk about their experiences during four years at what some call "the boot camp of science." Read their story and listen to a podcast of their take on life at Caltech and what lies ahead for both of them.

05/24/2010

Ditch Day

Allison Benter

Students took over campus for this year's Ditch Day on May 21. It's one of Caltech's oldest traditions—a cross between Animal House and a science fair. One day each spring, kept secret until the last minute, seniors ditch their classes and vanish from campus, leaving behind complex, imaginative scavenger hunts, mazes, puzzles, and other challenges that are carefully planned out to occupy the underclassmen.

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