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First-Year Parents and Families Attend Caltech Family Weekend
03/01/2023

First-Year Parents and Families Attend Caltech Family Weekend

Julia Ehlert
More than 70 families joined the annual event to get a taste of the student academic experience.
Parents in the first two rows of an auditorium look to the stage, where a panel of students sit in front of a screen that says
Watson Lecture on March 1: Mory Gharib (PhD '83) on Harnessing the Waves of the Heart to Help Measure Health
02/27/2023

Watson Lecture on March 1: Mory Gharib (PhD '83) on Harnessing the Waves of the Heart to Help Measure Health

Katie Neith
On Wednesday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. PT in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, Morteza (Mory) Gharib (PhD ’83), the Hans W. Liepmann Professor of Aeronautics and Medical Engineering, will continue the 100th anniversary season of the Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series with “Enigma of the Heart.”
Democracy Advocate Danielle Allen to Give Caltech's 129th Commencement Address
02/23/2023

Democracy Advocate Danielle Allen to Give Caltech's 129th Commencement Address

Danielle Allen, James Bryant Conant University Professor and director of the Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University, will deliver the keynote address at Caltech’s 129th Annual Commencement ceremony on June 16, 2023.
Caltech Commencement
Caltech Celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
02/17/2023

Caltech Celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Julia Ehlert
The Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity hosted a panel discussion for the International Day of Women and Girls in Science featuring four women scientists from Caltech and engaging with local community college students.
Women in Science Panelists
"Green Comet" Viewing Event Brings Community Together
02/09/2023

"Green Comet" Viewing Event Brings Community Together

Julia Ehlert
Caltech’s astronomy outreach group hosted an event for community members to see and learn about the “green comet” discovered by Caltech-led Zwicky Transient Facility (ZTF) at Palomar Observatory.
A cluster of stars as seen through a telescope's eyepiece, with a glowing green blob in the middle
Caltech Hosts YouTube Science Sensation Mark Rober
02/06/2023

Caltech Hosts YouTube Science Sensation Mark Rober

Whitney Clavin
Rober, who previously worked at JPL for nine years, discussed how he sneaks science and engineering education into his videos.
Mark Rober in Beckman Auditorium at Caltech
Watson Lecture on February 8: Chuck Steidel (PhD '90) on Seeing Galaxies Form in the Ancient Universe Using JWST
02/01/2023

Watson Lecture on February 8: Chuck Steidel (PhD '90) on Seeing Galaxies Form in the Ancient Universe Using JWST

Katie Neith
On Wednesday, February 8, at 7:30 p.m. PT in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, Chuck Steidel (PhD ’90), the Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astronomy, will continue the 100th anniversary season of the Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series with “Galactic Paleontology with JWST: Finding Living Fossils in the Ancient Universe.”
Chuck Steidel in front of Cahill
The New Class of Caltech Coaches
01/17/2023

The New Class of Caltech Coaches

Andrew Moseman
Several new head coaches have joined Caltech Athletics over the last two years, igniting a culture change within these teams and injecting new technical know-how.
Women's Basketball Coach Annie Tarakchian with her team
Watson Lecture on January 18: Claire Bucholz on the Fascinating Story of Earth's Oxygen
01/11/2023

Watson Lecture on January 18: Claire Bucholz on the Fascinating Story of Earth's Oxygen

Katie Neith
On Wednesday, January 18, at 7:30 p.m. PT in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, Claire E. Bucholz, Caltech assistant professor of geology and this year’s Biedebach Memorial Lecturer, will continue the 100th anniversary season of the Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series with "When Earth Breathed Deeply."
Photo of Claire Bucholz
Caltech Magazine's Top 10 Stories of 2022
12/29/2022

Caltech Magazine's Top 10 Stories of 2022

Andrew Moseman
This year, Caltech magazine covered the dazzling new images from James Webb Space Telescope, a new Nobel-winning alumnus, the beauty of writing in math, and much more. Here are our most popular features from 2022.
Collage of equations, robots, jellyfish, Caltech campus