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06/06/2008

Zhen-Gang Wang Receives Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching

elisabeth nadin

Zhen-Gang Wang favors the tried-and-true chalkboard for his classroom lectures on thermodynamics and polymer physics. The clarity of these lessons and the admiration of his students have won him this year's Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching at the California Institute of Technology.

05/21/2008

Caltech's Ditch Day is Today!

Jacqueline Scahill

Ditch Day, that annual day of quirky college pranks and games at the California Institute of Technology, is today.

04/09/2008

Three Students Awarded Goldwater Scholarships

Jacqueline Scahill

Three students from the California Institute of Technology have been awarded Barry M. Goldwater Scholarships for the 2008-09 academic year, and one student received honorable mention.

03/14/2008

Watson Fellow Explores Intersection Between Traditional and Western Medicine

Jill Perry

Huaising (Cindy) Ko, 22, of Ramona, California, was today named one of only 50 college seniors in the nation to receive a $25,000 Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for a year of "purposeful exploration."

03/06/2008

Mechanical Engineers Defy Gravity

elisabeth nadin

On the day that California Institute of Technology mechanical-engineering students will fling projectiles through the air in their annual design competition, two Caltech mechanical-engineering alumni will hurtle through space on the shuttle Endeavor.

02/25/2008

Concert Band to Play at Carnegie Hall

Allison Benter

A group of people at the California Institute of Technology will be going where no Caltech group has gone before: Carnegie Hall. On Saturday, May 24, approximately 60 performers in the Caltech-Occidental Concert Band will travel to New York City to play at the renowned concert hall.

01/31/2008

Broadcaster Krulwich is Caltech Commencement Speaker

Jill Perry

Robert Krulwich, a radio and television journalist whose specialty is explaining complex topics--science, technology, economics--in a style that is clear, compelling, and entertaining, will be the featured speaker at the California Institute of Technology's 114th annual commencement ceremony at 10 a.m. on June 13.

01/29/2008

Caltech Joins National Global-Warming Teach-In

elisabeth nadin

Did you know that it takes about the energy found in 1.4 liters of gasoline to make a cheese pizza? The energy cost of producing food is one focus the California Institute of Technology will take as it participates in a nationwide effort to engage schools in global-warming solutions.

01/22/2008

Caltech Student Wins Churchill Scholarship

elisabeth nadin

California Institute of Technology student Vivek Narsimhan has been awarded a Churchill Scholarship for the academic year 2008–09. The chemical engineering major plans to complete the Certificate in Advanced Mathematics (Maths Part III) at Churchill College, University of Cambridge.

01/07/2008

Caltech Faces Whittier in Rematch

elisabeth nadin

The women basketball players of the California Institute of Technology--the Beavers--feel a bit overlooked, and they're hoping to change that. Last year the men's team stole the spotlight when the documentary Quantum Hoops hit the big screen. On January 10, the women play Whittier College, whom they beat last year by two points. Another win may just help them capture a bit of the limelight.

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