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Reintroducing the Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity
04/19/2023

Reintroducing the Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity

Julia Ehlert
Focus on student experience broadens to include full spectrum of campus community
Center for Student Services at Caltech
Caltech Joins STARS College Network
04/04/2023

Caltech Joins STARS College Network

This first-of-its-kind effort will increase opportunities for small-town and rural students to enroll in and succeed at undergraduate programs across the nation.
Jeff Ma (BS '22) runs through a computer vision program demo for prospective students at Universal Studios Lot Jurassic Park STEM fair in spring 2022
New Center Aims to Help Shape Public Science Policy
03/30/2023

New Center Aims to Help Shape Public Science Policy

Emily Velasco
Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy within the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences launches with a public forum on the ethics of artificial intelligence later this Spring.
aerial photo of Caltech campus with newly renamed Caltech Hall in the center
Caltech and Peer Institutions Launch Initiative to Enhance Outreach to Prospective Students
03/20/2023

Caltech and Peer Institutions Launch Initiative to Enhance Outreach to Prospective Students

Caltech joins outreach effort aimed at students from underserved communities.
A woman speaks at a podium on a stage. To her left, three people seated in chairs look at her. On a screen behind them is a graphic reading
Caltech Names New Executive Director for the Office of Planning, Design, and Construction
03/13/2023

Caltech Names New Executive Director for the Office of Planning, Design, and Construction

Leandra Davis, an established professional in higher education capital and master planning, has been named the new executive director for the Office of Planning, Design, and Construction within Caltech Facilities.
Leandra Davis smiles at the camera
Democracy Advocate Danielle Allen to Give Caltech's 129th Commencement Address
02/23/2023

Democracy Advocate Danielle Allen to Give Caltech's 129th Commencement Address

Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor and director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, will deliver the keynote address at Caltech’s 129th Annual Commencement ceremony on June 16, 2023.
Caltech Commencement
Caltech Ranked America's #1 Midsize Employer by Forbes
02/15/2023

Caltech Ranked America's #1 Midsize Employer by Forbes

Julia Ehlert
Magazine highlighted Institute’s sense of community
A group of people wearing masks smile at the camera
Sustainable Renovation at Caltech
01/19/2023

Sustainable Renovation at Caltech

Ann Motrunich
A conversation on how the trailblazing Linde Laboratory renovation influenced the future of green construction on campus
A cream-colored, three-story building with ornate sculptures including a bas relief of the sun behind the broad, third-story balcony. An open, white telescope dome rises from the flat roof of the building, with a bright blue sky above. In the foreground is a decomposed-granite landscape and a few tree branches, and on the left a slightly taller concrete buiding.
Caltech Replaces Cooling Towers, Increasing Sustainability
01/19/2023

Caltech Replaces Cooling Towers, Increasing Sustainability

Brian Smith
Modernization of the Central Utility Plant’s four-decade-old cooling towers mean they can do their work--providing chilled water to cool classrooms and keep research equipment from overheating--more sustainably, efficiently, and quietly.
Aerial view shows a baseball diamond adjacent to four buildings with equipment or solar panels on their rooftops. Six cylindrical towers jut out of the central building, each with a metal fan visible inside it. In the foreground, trees, a few cars, and orange construction barriers line a paved, two-lane street.
An Innovation Ecosystem Grows in Pasadena
12/28/2022

An Innovation Ecosystem Grows in Pasadena

Andrew Moseman
The innovation community is buoyed by the students and ideas that emerge from not only Caltech but also universities around the region plus an acceleration in venture capital and spaces for new start-ups to work. Meanwhile, the Institute has grown its partnerships with private industry.
Ciro Donalek, George Djorgovski, and Michael Amori on Caltech's campus.