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04/17/2014

John Dabiri Named Dean of Undergraduate Students

Katie Neith

Starting on July 1, 2014, John Dabiri (MS '03, PhD '05), professor of aeronautics and bioengineering, will serve as Caltech's dean of undergraduate students.

03/14/2014

Students Face Off in Mechanical Engineering Competition

Cynthia Eller

There is more than one way to get an empty soup can to the top of a five-foot pyramid. One option might be to pick up the soup can with your hand, walk to the pyramid, and place it on top. But that would be the easy way out, and that's not how Caltech's mechanical engineering majors roll.

02/28/2014

Theoretical Physicist Wins Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching

Cynthia Eller

Steven C. Frautschi, professor of theoretical physics, emeritus, at Caltech, has been awarded the Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching—Caltech's most prestigious teaching honor.

02/14/2014

Caltech Joins Alliance to Boost Minority Representation in STEM Fields

Cynthia Eller

Four California universities have founded a new consortium to support underrepresented minority graduate students in the fields of mathematics, the physical sciences, computer science, and engineering.

01/28/2014

Moneyball Comes to Caltech

Cynthia Eller

The new course, The Theory and Practice of Moneyball, is taught by Caltech professor of political science and dean of undergraduate students Rod Kiewiet, and Fred Claire, former general manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and current sports consultant and educator.

10/30/2013

qCraft Introduces Gaming Kids to Quantum Principles

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

Finding common ground between schoolchildren and quantum-mechanics researchers is no easy task. After all, understanding quantum mechanics—the physics that governs the behavior of matter and light at the atomic (and subatomic) scale—can be daunting even for some physicists. However, through a recent collaboration with Google, researchers at Caltech have created a new space for this unlikely interaction—in the world of Minecraft, a popular video game.

09/30/2013

Welcome Caltech Class of 2017

Cynthia Eller

This year, September 30 brings 249 undergraduates to Caltech to begin their careers of study, research, extracurricular activities, and, of course, the perpetuation of many Caltech traditions to which they will soon be introduced.

09/25/2013

Convocation 2013 Welcomes New Students

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

On Sunday, September 22, Caltech extended a formal welcome to new undergraduate students, graduate students, parents of new students, and postdoctoral scholars at its 11th annual Convocation at Beckman Auditorium.

09/13/2013

Caltech to Offer Online Courses through edX

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

To expand its involvement in online learning, the California Institute of Technology will offer courses through the online education platform edX beginning this October.

08/21/2013

On Thursday, students participating in Caltech's Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Jessica Stoller-Conrad

Summer is winding down, and for students participating in Caltech's 10-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program, it is time to share some results.

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