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10/12/2015

The Rosetta Mission's Rendezvous with the Rubber-Duckie Comet

Douglas Smith

Rosetta, named for the inscribed stone that allowed 19th-century historians to unlock the secrets of ancient Egypt, is unlocking the secrets of a far more ancient comet.

Composite Rosetta image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

10/07/2015

LIGO SURF and the Perfect Wave

Douglas Smith

As the Advanced LIGO Project geared up last summer, 27 undergraduates from around the world became full partners in one of the biggest, most complex physics experiment ever. Their contributions ranged from creating hardware and software for current use to helping design next-generation detectors.

10/01/2015

Dow Grants Support New Faculty and Instrumentation

Wayne Lewis

The Dow Chemical Company Foundation has awarded two new grants to benefit Caltech’s Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (CCE), funding faculty start-up investments and leading-edge instrumentation.

09/30/2015

Summer Interns Return with a World of Experiences

Shayna Chabner McKinney

Caltech undergraduate students returned to campus this week, many after spending the summer working at companies in biotechnology, technology, and finance, among other fields. These students have had the opportunity to learn firsthand about the career opportunities and paths that may be available to them after graduation.

09/28/2015

Back to School, 2015

Today marks the beginning of the new academic year here at Caltech. Get to know a little more about our students, our faculty, and what makes Caltech unique.

09/28/2015

New Courses for the 2015–16 School Year

Lorinda Dajose

The start of the 2015–2016 school year brings not only new freshmen and faculty, but also new courses.

09/24/2015

Freshmen and Faculty Participate in Book Discussion

Lorinda Dajose

Caltech faculty and staff members led roundtable discussion groups with the incoming freshman class of 2019 about this year's freshman summer reading.

09/21/2015

Getting the Lead Out

Douglas Smith

Caltech geochemist Clair Patterson (1922–1995) helped galvanize the environmental movement 50 years ago when he announced that highly toxic lead could be found essentially everywhere on Earth, including in our own bodies—and that very little of it was due to natural causes.

Clair Patterson and distillation apparatus.

09/18/2015

Caltech Interns Summer in Japan

Cynthia Eller

The Caltech–Japan Internship Program was started in 1994. As interns, students collaborate on industrial projects with Japanese companies, usually living in company-owned dormitory housing. They are immersed in Japanese business culture while simultaneously honing their language skills.

09/10/2015

A New Partnership to Support Translational Medicine Research

Marisa Demers

Thanks to a three-year gift commitment from the Heritage Medical Research Institute (HMRI), Caltech and HMRI have established a new partnership that will provide nine Caltech faculty members with funding support to advance research that relates to medicine and patient care.

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