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David Lee Steps Down as Chair of the Board of Trustees
11/01/2021

David Lee Steps Down as Chair of the Board of Trustees

Davin Malasarn
Dave Thompson elected as the new board chair with Barbara Barrett and Ronald Linde to serve as vice chairs.
Cropped photo of two men in suits standing before a sunset
Caltech Establishes Shirley M. Malcom Prize for Excellence in Mentoring
10/12/2021

Caltech Establishes Shirley M. Malcom Prize for Excellence in Mentoring

Omar Shamout
The prize honors senior trustee Shirley Malcom’s long-standing commitment, via her personal mentorship, national leadership, and international advocacy, to make STEM education and access equitable for all. Nominations for the inaugural award are due by April 1, 2022.
Shirley Malcom
Break Through: The Caltech Campaign Raises $3.4 Billion to Support People and Research
10/01/2021

Break Through: The Caltech Campaign Raises $3.4 Billion to Support People and Research

More than 14,500 donors—including Caltech trustees, friends, alumni, faculty, staff, parents, foundations, and companies—contributed to the campaign.
aerial view of Caltech looking northwest from the southeast corner of campus
Ashley Pallie Named New Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Caltech
08/23/2021

Ashley Pallie Named New Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Caltech

Ashley Pallie, a recognized leader in undergraduate admissions and in the recruitment of historically marginalized students, who is currently the director of recruitment at Pomona College, has been named Caltech's next director of undergraduate admissions.
Ashley Pallie
JPL Director Michael Watkins to Return to Academia
08/09/2021

JPL Director Michael Watkins to Return to Academia

After having served five years as director of JPL, Michael Watkins will move to the Caltech campus as professor of aerospace and geophysics. Larry D. James becomes interim director of JPL.
Michael M. Watkins
Caltech Announces New Vice President for Administration
08/04/2021

Caltech Announces New Vice President for Administration

Karen Sisson, who has experience in both government and higher education, also will serve as the Institute's chief financial officer
Karen Sisson
Caltech Announces Breakthrough $100 Million Gift to Fund Space-based Solar Power Project
08/03/2021

Caltech Announces Breakthrough $100 Million Gift to Fund Space-based Solar Power Project

Kathy Svitil
The 10-year research program began in 2013 and aims to create a global supply of affordable, renewable, clean energy
Panels that are part of the Space Solar Power Project.
Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity Names New Director
07/29/2021

Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity Names New Director

Lori Oliwenstein
Tashiana Bryant will join Caltech on August 30 as the new director of the Center for Inclusion and Diversity.
Tashiana Bryant
Clearing Up the Murky Rules Around "Self-Plagiarism"
07/28/2021

Clearing Up the Murky Rules Around "Self-Plagiarism"

Emily Velasco
The Text Recycling Research Project, which includes Caltech's Susanne Hall, aims to change perceptions about when it is okay to reuse your own written materials.
An artist's representation of a woman looking at a research book and thinking.
Center for Inclusion and Diversity Celebrates Community Members
07/27/2021

Center for Inclusion and Diversity Celebrates Community Members

Alyce Torrice
In addition to its annual slate of honors, two inaugural awards were named for and given to Professor Bil Clemons and graduate student Sarah Sam
Collage of winners of the 2021 Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity awards
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