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12/19/2022

2022 Year in Review

As the end of 2022 quickly approaches, Caltech News looks back at our coverage of the research, discoveries, events, and experiences that shaped the Institute. Here are some highlights.

12/05/2022

Reflections on '72 From Caltech's First Black Alumnae

Andrew Moseman

Fifty years later, the first three Black women to enter Caltech as students look back on their experiences.

Karen Maples, MD (BS '76); Deanna Hunt (BS '76); and Lauretta Carroll (BS '77) in front of a background of historical images of Caltech

11/09/2022

Caltech's Seismo Lab Celebrates 100 Years at the Forefront of Earthquake Science

Robert Perkins

The Seismo Lab looks back at a century of changing how we measure and study earthquakes and, through them, the Earth itself.

11/03/2022

From the Provost's Point of View

Andrew Moseman

David A. Tirrell, the Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering; Carl and Shirley Larson Provostial Chair, has served as Caltech’s provost since 2017. As he begins a new term, Tirrell reflects on how the Caltech campus and culture have changed over his first five years in the position, and what he’s excited for next.

Provost David Tirrell in a white shirt and gray jacket, looking off to the left

10/27/2022

Watch the Nov. 2 Watson Lecture with Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz

On Wednesday, November 2, at 7:30 p.m. PDT in Beckman Auditorium on the Caltech campus, Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, Bren Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, continues the 100th anniversary season of the Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series by investigating "The Dance of Life: How Do We Become Ourselves?"

Professors Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz standing on campus in a sweater, looking at the camera

10/25/2022

Caltech Marks the Dedication of the Grant D. Venerable House

Andrew Moseman

The undergraduate student residence was named in fall 2021 in honor of the late alumnus, who was the first Black undergraduate student to graduate from Caltech, as well as an active student leader and athlete during his time on campus.

Grant D. Venerable II, Lynda Venerable Ellington, and Lloyd Venerable posed next to the new sign reading

10/10/2022

Caltech Celebrates 100 Years of Watson Lectures

Andrew Moseman

At 7:30 p.m. PDT on October 12, Colin Camerer, the Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Economics and director of the T&C Chen Center for Social and Decision Neuroscience, will launch the 100th anniversary season of the Earnest C. Watson lecture series.

Colin Camerer shown inside Beckman Auditorium, looking at the camera

10/06/2022

TechFest 2022 Kicks Off Fall Term with In-Person Gathering

Andrew Moseman

An in-person gathering on Beckman Mall marked a celebratory start to the fall term.

Red and pink fireworks light up the night sky over Beckman Auditorium

08/18/2022

NASA Astronaut Jessica Watkins Holds a Q&A from Space

Omar Shamout

The former Caltech postdoc answered questions from the Caltech community live from the International Space Station

Jessica Watkins Q&A event in Ramo Auditorium on August 9, 2022.

06/24/2022

Watson Lecture on June 29: Josh Willis on the Grand Sustainability Challenge of Tackling Sea Level Rise

Andrew Moseman

On Wednesday, June 29, at 5 p.m. PDT, Josh Willis, climate scientist at JPL, which Caltech manages for NASA, will conclude the 2021–22 Watson Lecture season with "Tackling Sea Level Rise from Above and Below."

Photo of JPL researcher Josh Willis aboard a small aircraft wearing a flightsuit and holding a cylindrical launching tube used in the OMG mission.

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