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France Córdova Elected as New Caltech Trustee
06/09/2020

France Córdova Elected as New Caltech Trustee

Davin Malasarn
The alumna (PhD '79), distinguished astrophysicist, and former director of the National Science Foundation, has been elected to Caltech’s Board of Trustees.
France Córdova
Caltech Announces Two-Year Moratorium on SAT and ACT Requirements
06/07/2020

Caltech Announces Two-Year Moratorium on SAT and ACT Requirements

Jon Nalick
The change, in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, applies to all first-year students applying to Caltech for Fall 2021 and Fall 2022.
Hand with pencil fills in scantron bubbles
Caltech Sends Off 2020 Seniors in Virtual Style
06/04/2020

Caltech Sends Off 2020 Seniors in Virtual Style

Andrew Moseman
The Office of Residential Experience has reinvented the traditional celebration of the Institute’s seniors for the remote-learning era.
Wine bottles and books
Caltech Names Kevin Gilmartin as Next Vice President for Student Affairs
05/18/2020

Caltech Names Kevin Gilmartin as Next Vice President for Student Affairs

Lori Oliwenstein
Gilmartin, Caltech's current dean of undergraduate students, will succeed the current vice president, Joseph E. Shepherd (PhD '81).
Kevin Gilmartin
Introducing the Caltech Science Exchange
05/18/2020

Introducing the Caltech Science Exchange

Jennifer Torres
The Institute has launched a new website that delivers trustworthy answers to timely scientific questions.
illustration of scientists researching the novel coronavirus
Virtual Town Hall Addresses Return to Campus, Community Concerns
05/18/2020

Virtual Town Hall Addresses Return to Campus, Community Concerns

Jon Nalick
Event addresses COVID-19 pandemic's impact on campus and on Caltech's plans and planning for the resumption of activities.
President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, Provost David A. Tirrell and Jennifer Howes, executive director of student wellness services, appear in online discussion.
Culinary Caltech: Bring a taste of campus to your home kitchen
05/01/2020

Culinary Caltech: Bring a taste of campus to your home kitchen

Judy Hill
For those members of the Caltech community near and far who miss the campus and its people, these recipes should help bring the spirit of Caltech right into your kitchens.
shrimp
Connecting from a Distance: The New Prefrosh Experience
04/15/2020

Connecting from a Distance: The New Prefrosh Experience

Jon Nalick
Personalized messages, online video chats aim to offer sense of community in age of COVID-19.
Nobel laureate Frances Arnold, the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, discusses her career during a video chat with more than 175 prospective students.
Caltech Graduate Student Receives P. D. Soros Fellowship
04/14/2020

Caltech Graduate Student Receives P. D. Soros Fellowship

Andrew Moseman
The program awards a $90,000 graduate school fellowship to children of New Americans
columns and arches at Caltech
Ask a Caltech Student
04/06/2020

Ask a Caltech Student

Judy Hill
COVID-19–related school closures inspired a new Facebook group that brings together Caltech grad students and area schoolchildren.
Students teaching