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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.
Exploring Generative AI: Regulation, Policy, and Societal Impact
05/19/2023

Exploring Generative AI: Regulation, Policy, and Societal Impact

Sabrina Pirzada
To explore the societal implications of generative artificial intelligence and how policymakers might approach regulating it, the Caltech Center for Science, Society, and Public Policy hosted a conversation among researchers, industry representatives, and the public.
Panel of 5 people in chairs in front of an audience
Watson Lecture on May 24: Yaser Abu-Mostafa Will Discuss the Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence
05/15/2023

Watson Lecture on May 24: Yaser Abu-Mostafa Will Discuss the Promise and Perils of Artificial Intelligence

Katie Neith
On Wednesday, May 24, at 7:30 p.m. PDT in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, Yaser Abu-Mostafa (PhD ’83), professor of electrical engineering and computer science, will cap the 100th anniversary season of the Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series with “Artificial Intelligence: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.”
Yaser Abu-Mostafa
Community Read: A Conversation with Professor Danielle Allen about Our Declaration
05/12/2023

Community Read: A Conversation with Professor Danielle Allen about Our Declaration

Jennifer Torres
The Caltech community is invited to take part a special virtual event with 2023 Commencement speaker Danielle Allen to discuss her award-winning book, Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality.
A head-and-shoulders shot of Professor Danielle Allen, wearing a blue top, appears on the left. On the right is an image of the cover of her book, Our Declaration, which has an abstract image of the Declaration of Independence.
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
Watson Lecture on May 10: Chiara Daraio on Developing Wearables That Can Help Us Monitor Our Health, Communicate, and More
05/02/2023

Watson Lecture on May 10: Chiara Daraio on Developing Wearables That Can Help Us Monitor Our Health, Communicate, and More

Katie Neith
On Wednesday, May 10, at 7:30 p.m. PDT in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, Chiara Daraio, the G. Bradford Jones Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Physics and Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator, will continue the 100th anniversary season of the Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series with “Making Wearable Materials Smarter.”
Chiara Daraio
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.
How to Decide if Caltech Is Right for You
04/27/2023

How to Decide if Caltech Is Right for You

Julia Ehlert
Admitted undergraduate students explore campus and learn about research, academics, the residential houses and more at Discover Caltech (DiscoTech).
Students play a game of giant Jenga at DiscoTech