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Watson Lecture: The Role of Nanotechnology in the Miniaturization of Medical Diagnostic To
11/01/2013

Watson Lecture: The Role of Nanotechnology in the Miniaturization of Medical Diagnostic To

Douglas Smith
Caltech's Axel Schere is miniaturizing medical equipment (without benefit of a shrink ray). He'll tell us how to make a sensor small enough to be injected into an artery.
Watson Lecture: Let There Be Light: Finding the Earliest Galaxies
10/15/2013

Watson Lecture: Let There Be Light: Finding the Earliest Galaxies

Douglas Smith
Richard S. Ellis, the Steele Family Professor of Astronomy, is on the verge of seeing as far back as it is possible to see—not quite back to the dawn of time itself but to the dawn of the first galaxies. He describes the journey at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, October 16, in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium. Admission is free.
Caltech's 119th Commencement
06/14/2013

Caltech's 119th Commencement

Andrew Allan
Caltech's 119th annual commencement ceremony took place June 14 on Beckman Mall. This year, Caltech celebrated the accomplishments of 588 graduates, awarding 256 bachelor's, 96 master's, 2 engineer, and 236 doctoral degrees. University of Michigan president and biochemist Mary Sue Coleman delivered the keynote address.
Watson Lecture: "Decision Making and Quality Control in Early Moments of a Protein’s Life"
05/20/2013

Watson Lecture: "Decision Making and Quality Control in Early Moments of a Protein’s Life"

Douglas Smith
Professor of Chemistry Shu-ou Shan studies the gears and springs in the molecular machinery of life. She’ll be giving us a guided tour of the cellular assembly line at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22, 2013 in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium. Admission is free.
Notes from the Back Row: "Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Computing"
05/10/2013

Notes from the Back Row: "Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Computing"

Douglas Smith
John Preskill, the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, is hooked on quanta.
Watson Lecture: "Mars Science Laboratory: The Search for Habitable Environments"
04/23/2013

Watson Lecture: "Mars Science Laboratory: The Search for Habitable Environments"

Douglas Smith
John Grotzinger, Caltech’s Fletcher Jones Professor of Geology and project scientist for Curiosity—JPL’s newest Mars rover, exploring the floor of Gale Crater—will describe its discoveries so far during a free public lecture on Wednesday, April 24.
Watson Lecture: "Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Computing"
04/02/2013

Watson Lecture: "Quantum Entanglement and Quantum Computing"

Douglas Smith
John Preskill, the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, is himself deeply entangled in the quantum world. Different rules apply there, and objects that obey them are now being made in our world, as he explains at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3, 2013, in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium. Admission is free.
Biochemist and Educational Leader Mary Sue Coleman to Deliver Caltech Commencement Address
03/06/2013

Biochemist and Educational Leader Mary Sue Coleman to Deliver Caltech Commencement Address

Katie Neith
University of Michigan president Mary Sue Coleman will be the speaker for the 119th annual commencement ceremony at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The ceremony will take place at 10 a.m. on June 14, 2013, on Caltech's campus in Pasadena, California.
Watson Lecture: "Under the Hood of the Earthquake Machine"
02/11/2013

Watson Lecture: "Under the Hood of the Earthquake Machine"

Douglas Smith
What makes an earthquake go off? Why are earthquakes so difficult to forecast? Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Geophysics Nadia Lapusta gives us a close-up look at the moving parts, as it were, at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium. Admission is free.
Watson Lecture: "For Love or Money: Marriage and Economic Development in the Past"
01/26/2013

Watson Lecture: "For Love or Money: Marriage and Economic Development in the Past"

Douglas Smith
Getting married and moving out of your parents' house may be key to your personal economic development, but are marriage patterns key to an entire society's development as well? Professor of Social Science History Tracy Dennison tells us what love's got to do with it at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 30, 2013, in Caltech's Beckman Auditorium. Admission is free.
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