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Pedro J. Pizarro Elected as New Caltech Trustee
07/24/2018

Pedro J. Pizarro Elected as New Caltech Trustee

Jennifer Torres Siders
Pedro J. Pizarro (PhD ’94), president and chief executive officer of Edison International, has been elected to the Institute’s Board of Trustees.
photo of Pedro J. Pizarro
Can We Invent Our Way Out of Global Problems?
07/24/2018

Can We Invent Our Way Out of Global Problems?

Venture capitalist and Caltech trustee Brad Jones puts his money on ingenuity with a gift to the Institute.
Brad Jones Portrait
RI2 at Caltech
07/06/2018

RI2 at Caltech

Robert Perkins
Researchers looking for a way to bridge the "valley of death" can compete for RI2 funding.
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Celebrating Caltech's Founder George Ellery Hale
06/29/2018

Celebrating Caltech's Founder George Ellery Hale

Whitney Clavin
George Ellery Hale, born 150 years ago on June 29, helped transform not just Caltech but all of astronomy.
George Ellery Hale
A Gift of Autonomy
06/21/2018

A Gift of Autonomy

The promise of innovation on display at CAST so fired the couple’s imagination that they decided to endow the Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair for CAST.
photo of Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa
LIGO Facilities Designated Historic Sites
06/21/2018

LIGO Facilities Designated Historic Sites

Whitney Clavin
The American Physical Society (APS) has designated the two LIGO facilities historic physics sites.
aerial photo of the LIGO facility in Livingston, Louisiana
Caltech Celebrates Newest Cohort of Named Professors
06/11/2018

Caltech Celebrates Newest Cohort of Named Professors

During the 2017-18 academic year, Caltech recognized six faculty members with their first named professorship—the Institute's most distinguished award for individual faculty.
photo of arches in Blacker House
Carver Mead Video Channel
05/29/2018

Carver Mead Video Channel

Robert Perkins
Caltech Archives has unveiled a new Carver Mead video channel that features technical lectures, history lessons, and nuggets of insight into technology and innovation
Mead
Wilson Court Bungalows to Move to New Location
05/22/2018

Wilson Court Bungalows to Move to New Location

Relocation will take place in early-morning hours of May 30–June 1.
Image showing the route that trucks will take to relocate the bungalows.
Richard Feynman's 100th Birthday Bash
05/16/2018

Richard Feynman's 100th Birthday Bash

Whitney Clavin
A two-day celebration honored Richard Feynman—the explorer, teacher, and seer.
Feynman 100 logo