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The Thunder of Gravity in the Cosmos
03/04/2016

The Thunder of Gravity in the Cosmos

Lorinda Dajose
Caltech professor of physics Rana Adhikari will describe how our understanding of the quantum physics of the very, very small has allowed us to explore the gravitational physics of the very, very large.
Rana Adhikari
LIGO Panel - Our New Window on the Universe
03/03/2016

LIGO Panel - Our New Window on the Universe

Lorinda Dajose
Scientists reflect on the history, the detection, the science, and the future of the field of gravitational wave astronomy.
Teaching Science
03/03/2016

Teaching Science

Shayna Chabner McKinney
On February 29th, Caltech's Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach (CTLO) brought together more than 50 teachers from local K-12 schools and nearly as many volunteers from Caltech, Pasadena City College, and other associated institutions to look at new ways to develop lessons and design experiments.
Seeking a Balanced Equation
02/24/2016

Seeking a Balanced Equation

Graduate students talk about the work they love and the campus activities that round out their lives.
A Bold Enterprise
02/23/2016

A Bold Enterprise

Tom Waldman
Boldly Go!, a musical parody of Star Trek cowritten by graduate student Grant Remmen and his brother Cole, is having its world premiere at Caltech.
New Public Stargazing and Lecture Series
02/18/2016

New Public Stargazing and Lecture Series

Kimm Fesenmaier
The events are free and designed to engage the public in astronomy and to give everyone an opportunity to view the night sky through a telescope.
LIGO's Beginnings
02/11/2016

LIGO's Beginnings

Douglas Smith
Built to look for gravitational waves, the ripples in the fabric of space itself that were predicted by Einstein in 1915, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) is the most ambitious project ever funded by the National Science Foundation. We talk to two Caltech researchers to learn about how LIGO came to be.
Student-Faculty Colloquium February 11
02/10/2016

Student-Faculty Colloquium February 11

Nehaly Shah
The daylong event on February 11 will begin with a keynote address by Caltech president Thomas Rosenbaum, followed by presentations on campus culture, mentoring, diversity, and work-life balance.
Chasing Extrasolar Space Weather
02/10/2016

Chasing Extrasolar Space Weather

Lorinda Dajose
Professor Gregg Hallinan gives a preview of his upcoming Watson Lecture.
White House Spotlights Quake Warning System
02/03/2016

White House Spotlights Quake Warning System

Katie Neith
On February 2, 2016, the White House held the Earthquake Resilience Summit, signaling a new focus on earthquake safety and EEW systems.