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NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Announced
04/09/2018

NSF Graduate Research Fellowships Announced

Lorinda Dajose
Twenty-seven current students and 11 recent alumni have been selected to receive funding for graduate studies.
The logo of the National Science Foundation.
Caltech Senior Awarded Hertz Fellowship
04/06/2018

Caltech Senior Awarded Hertz Fellowship

Emily Velasco
Gabby Tender, a senior majoring in chemistry, will receive five years of financial support to pursue a PhD and conduct research of her choice in science, math, or engineering.
A portrait of Gabby Tender
Campus Hosts First-Ever Science for March Event
04/05/2018

Campus Hosts First-Ever Science for March Event

Jon Nalick
Family-friendly educational booths and lectures draw large crowds.
Participating groups, including several from campus and JPL as well as the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Pasadena City College, and the Los Angeles Zoo, hosted dozens of booths.
Watson Lecture Preview
04/02/2018

Watson Lecture Preview

In her April 11 Watson Lecture, Victoria Orphan will talk about the activities of marine microorganisms from those at the ocean surface to those deep in the earth’s crust.
Victoria Orphan
Eli and Edythe Broad Honor David Baltimore
03/26/2018

Eli and Edythe Broad Honor David Baltimore

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and life member of the Caltech Board of Trustees Eli Broad and his wife, Edythe, have pledged $5 million through The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to endow a professorial chair at Caltech.
photo of Eli and Edythe Broad
Event to Celebrate Science Comes to Campus March 31
03/23/2018

Event to Celebrate Science Comes to Campus March 31

Jon Nalick
The inaugural Science for March will feature family-friendly interactive booths and lectures.
collection of science images and symbols
New Watson Fellow
03/23/2018

New Watson Fellow

Robert Perkins
A Thomas J. Watson Fellowship has been awarded to Caltech senior Michelle Wang.
Michelle Wang
Caltech's First Female BS Recipients Look Back
03/21/2018

Caltech's First Female BS Recipients Look Back

Jennifer Torres Siders
The pioneering alumnae say the Institute had a lasting influence on their lives and careers.
photo of Caltech's first four female BS graduates
Einstein Papers Releases Volume 15
03/19/2018

Einstein Papers Releases Volume 15

Emily Velasco
The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein: Volume 15: The Berlin Years: Writings & Correspondence, June 1925–May 1927, Documentary Edition is the latest collection published as a collaboration between Caltech's Einstein Papers Project, Princeton University Press, and Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Einstein writes by hand at his desk. A bust of Dante sits on the corner of the desk near some books.
33rd Annual ME 72 Competition
03/13/2018

33rd Annual ME 72 Competition

Robert Perkins
Robot tanks designed and built by undergraduate students battled one another on Beckman Mall at the 33rd annual ME 72 Engineering Design Competition.
Two tanks