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Portraits of the First Day of Classes
09/27/2023

Portraits of the First Day of Classes

Julia Ehlert
Meet some of Caltech’s undergraduates who are ready to take on the academic year, where new challenges and opportunities await.
Lily Randall, Isabela Ceniceros, and Ginger the Cat
What Would Young You Create?
08/16/2023

What Would Young You Create?

Andrew Moseman
Caltech students are exploring entrepreneurship through new programs, internships, and funding sources. What would 20-year-old you have created if given the opportunity?
ADS 200 instrument
The Program That Lets High School Students Dip Their Toes in University Research
08/10/2023

The Program That Lets High School Students Dip Their Toes in University Research

Andrew Moseman
Caltech is one of three affiliate universities that support the Summer Science Program (SSP), whose academics are directed by a Caltech alumna and has maintained ties to the Institute for decades.
SSP biochemistry students gather outdoors
Caltech Celebrates 129th Commencement
06/16/2023

Caltech Celebrates 129th Commencement

Julia Ehlert
617 degrees were awarded and Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor and director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, delivered the keynote address at Commencement.
Caltech graduates release confetti as they celebrate Commencement 2023
Best in Class: Caltech's Initiative for Students
06/09/2023

Best in Class: Caltech's Initiative for Students

Julia Ehlert
What does it take for the most ambitious and innovative young minds to push the limits of possibility? Curiosity. Perseverance. Ingenuity. And an unparalleled student experience.
Five students pose on white staircase
Ditch Day 2023: Puzzles, Pool Noodles, and Pond Diving
06/02/2023

Ditch Day 2023: Puzzles, Pool Noodles, and Pond Diving

Julia Ehlert
Caltech’s annual tradition involves themed puzzles called “stacks” that comprise logic challenges, games, funky costumes, and story-driven adventures around campus.
Third-year Joaquín Gómez paddles a raft across the Gene Pool.
Awards Ceremony Shines Spotlight on Caltech's Trailblazers in Inclusion and Diversity
05/31/2023

Awards Ceremony Shines Spotlight on Caltech's Trailblazers in Inclusion and Diversity

Julia Ehlert
Caltech’s Center for Inclusion and Diversity (CCID) hosts Celebration of Excellence honoring community leaders
The CCID Celebration of Excellence
Bridging the Gap Between Students and Faculty
05/22/2023

Bridging the Gap Between Students and Faculty

Whitney Clavin
Director of student programming and graduate student discuss PMA student advisory board
Back row, left to right: Andrew Graven, Sara Vanovac, and Dylan King. Front row, left to right: Mika Walton and Tara Leininger.
Jennifer Jahner Named Dean of Undergraduate Studies
05/04/2023

Jennifer Jahner Named Dean of Undergraduate Studies

Jahner will head the undergraduate deans’ office and take the lead in supporting the holistic development and academic success of Caltech’s undergraduate students.
Portrait of new dean of Jennifer Jahner wearing a white shirt in front of a bookshelf
Students Reflect on Sustainability, Community, and Connection After Caltech Y Trip
04/27/2023

Students Reflect on Sustainability, Community, and Connection After Caltech Y Trip

Ann Motrunich
Three students reflect on what they learned during the Caltech Y's Alternative Spring Break in O'ahu and Hawai'i Island in 2023.
Sunlight illuminates the faces of a dozen people standing close together on an ochre ground of soil and rocks that abruptly ends, giving way to a view of a green plain far below dotted with cinder cones, a large mountain in the distance, and interwoven clouds and clear sky.