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Graduate Student Council to Hold Campus Art Gala
10/28/2017

Graduate Student Council to Hold Campus Art Gala

Jon Nalick
Show will be November 2 in Chandler Dining Hall.
Guests at the October 13 Pasadena ArtNight at the Armory Center for the Arts view an untitled photo by Caltech graduate student Pooya Vahidi.
Graduate Students Finalists in Competition
10/25/2017

Graduate Students Finalists in Competition

Jon Nalick
Graduate students Nathan Schoepp and Travis Schlappi have been selected for their work in antibiotic-resistance testing.
Nathan Schoepp and Travis Schlappi
STEM Writing Help Now Available at Hixon
10/25/2017

STEM Writing Help Now Available at Hixon

Emily Velasco
With help from a donor, the Hixon Writing Center is running a pilot program that offers tutoring to students working on STEM projects like research proposals, theses, and peer-reviewed research papers.
STEM writing specialist Christina Birch during a tutoring session with a student in the Hixon Writing Center.
Meet the Laureates
10/23/2017

Meet the Laureates

The Caltech community is invited to celebrate Caltech’s most recent Nobel Laureates—Barry Barish and Kip S. Thorne (BS '62).
Kip S. Thorne (BS '62), the Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus, and Barry Barish, the Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus, were awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics on October 3 with a longtime colleague, M
Caltech Recycling Center to Close November 11
10/09/2017

Caltech Recycling Center to Close November 11

Jon Nalick
Recycling efforts will continue for on-campus community members.
Recycling bins
Screening of Marshall
10/05/2017

Screening of Marshall

The film—produced by Caltech Trustee Donald Tang—follows a young Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court Justice.
Poster for the movie Marshall
Engineering Better Health Through Philanthropy
10/05/2017

Engineering Better Health Through Philanthropy

Caltech celebrates the dedication of the Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering.
Andrew and Peggy Cherng
Get the latest issue of Caltech magazine
10/02/2017

Get the latest issue of Caltech magazine

Caltech magazine features a range of stories about the Institute, its people, and its impact on the world.
Caltech magazine cover
Three-year "Caltech Secure" Wi-Fi Upgrade Project Now Under Way
09/29/2017

Three-year "Caltech Secure" Wi-Fi Upgrade Project Now Under Way

The project will triple the number of wireless access points and increase available bandwidth.
Caltech Wi-Fi logo
Scenes from Frosh Camp
09/28/2017

Scenes from Frosh Camp

Lorinda Dajose
Many students got their first exposure to geology on the annual hike at freshmen orientation.
Paul Asimow, the Eleanor and John R. McMillan Professor of Geology and Geochemistry, talks to students from atop a stump during the Frosh Camp geology hike.