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For Caltech Scholarship Recipients, Opportunities Abound
06/14/2019

For Caltech Scholarship Recipients, Opportunities Abound

At the Institute’s annual scholarship reception on May 19, Caltech President Thomas F. Rosenbaum introduced a panel of four students who reflected on the difference this support has made in their lives.
Scholarship brunch panelists with moderator Kevin Gilmartin
Academic Regalia: The Colors of Commencement
06/12/2019

Academic Regalia: The Colors of Commencement

Megan Hazle
The academic regalia worn by graduates at commencement dates back many centuries, with the gown's cut and velvet trimming indicating academic rank, and tassels, cords, and medallions denoting various honors.
Photo showing the different types of academic regalia worn by graduating Caltech students.
Electrical Engineering Major Wins NPSC Fellowship
06/12/2019

Electrical Engineering Major Wins NPSC Fellowship

Robert Perkins
Caltech senior Meera Krishnamoorthy has received a fellowship from the National Physical Science Consortium
Krishnamoorthy
In Situ and Out of Context
05/28/2019

In Situ and Out of Context

In search of inspiration for a senior research project on an opportunistic pathogen, Caltech junior and biology major Jade Livingston assembled an ad hoc think tank of physics and engineering students.
Jade Livingston
Science-Driven Plays Take Center Stage at Pasadena Playhouse
05/03/2019

Science-Driven Plays Take Center Stage at Pasadena Playhouse

Jon Nalick
Mixing science and theater, Caltech's MACH 33 festival surges in prominence.
Poster art of astronaut on moon
Geobiology Student Selected for a Fulbright
04/25/2019

Geobiology Student Selected for a Fulbright

Robert Perkins
Geobiology student Elise Cutts is headed to Denmark hoping to unravel a mystery about the oxygenation of Earth's oceans.
Elise Cutts
Exploring Environmental Solutions through Natural Sciences, Arts, and Culture
04/12/2019

Exploring Environmental Solutions through Natural Sciences, Arts, and Culture

Lori Dajose
Senior Michelle Dan has received a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship to study how biodiversity, art, agriculture, and indigenous cultures around the planet will inform human-caused environmental change.
Michelle Dan
Two New Tours of the Caltech Campus
03/29/2019

Two New Tours of the Caltech Campus

Caltech has developed two new tours to help people on and off campus get to know the lay of the land and learn about different aspects of the community.
Photo of the Gene Pool
A Community Celebration of Science
03/25/2019

A Community Celebration of Science

Jennifer Torres-Siders
The second annual Science for March event drew thousands of visitors to campus for science talks and interactive demonstrations.
Postdoctoral scholar Cameron Hummels leads an astronomy demonstration while visitors to the second annual Science for March event watch.
Teaching Coding in Elementary Schools
03/14/2019

Teaching Coding in Elementary Schools

Jennifer Torres-Siders
Through a computer science course, Caltech undergrads are helping local elementary school students learn basic programming skills.
A Caltech computer science student helps a Pasadena third grader learn to code.
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