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A Taste of Weightlessness
06/18/2014

A Taste of Weightlessness

Kimm Fesenmaier
Recently, senior physics major Lisa Lee had an opportunity to conduct a medical technology experiment aboard NASA's reduced gravity aircraft at Johnson Space Center's Ellington Field in Houston, Texas.We asked Lee to fill us in on her unique experience.
Commencement Speaker Daniel Yergin Visits Caltech
06/16/2014

Commencement Speaker Daniel Yergin Visits Caltech

Cynthia Eller
This year's commencement speaker, Pulitzer Prize-winning energy expert Daniel Yergin, came to campus a day early to get better acquainted with Caltech's faculty and students, and in particular to learn more about Caltech's energy initiatives.
Caltech’s Student Leaders
06/13/2014

Caltech’s Student Leaders

Cynthia Eller
In keeping with Caltech’s long tradition of student self-governance, student leaders are elected by their peers to guide almost every aspect of student life at Caltech. We asked three student leaders to reflect on their experiences over the past year.
Commencement 2014
06/13/2014

Commencement 2014

TK
Seniors Named Fulbright Scholars
06/13/2014

Seniors Named Fulbright Scholars

Kathy Svitil
Two graduating Caltech seniors, Stephanie Laga and Katja Luxem, have been selected to receive 2014–2015 Fulbright scholarships to pursue graduate studies abroad.
Students Win National and International Prizes
06/13/2014

Students Win National and International Prizes

Kathy Svitil
Caltech students have collected an array of awards this spring, including two Fulbright grants, a Watson Fellowship, three Goldwater Scholarships, an American-Scandinavian Fellowship, six DOD graduate fellowships, Caltech's San Pietro and Bishop Prizes, and 34 NSF Fellowships.
Friends of the Caltech Library Award Prize to Two Senior Theses
06/13/2014

Friends of the Caltech Library Award Prize to Two Senior Theses

Cynthia Eller
The Senior Thesis Prize is intended to encourage undergraduates to complete a formal work of scholarship as a capstone project for their undergraduate career.
Science & Engineering Policy at Caltech
06/04/2014

Science & Engineering Policy at Caltech

Cynthia Eller
For proof that Caltech students are indeed motivated to emerge from their labs and classrooms to interact with the rest of the world, look no further than Science & Engineering Policy at Caltech (SEPAC), a student organization founded in February 2013.
Caltech Awards Millikan Medal to Robert A. Day
05/30/2014

Caltech Awards Millikan Medal to Robert A. Day

Ann Motrunich
Chairman of the W. M. Keck Foundation and the grandson of its founder, William Myron Keck, Day is one of a select few to be recognized with this honor over the last 30 years, joining a roster of past recipients that includes Si Ramo, Gordon Moore, and Arnold Beckman.
Awards Honor Global Champions of Sustainability
05/19/2014

Awards Honor Global Champions of Sustainability

Jessica Stoller-Conrad
New awards granted by the Resnick Sustainability Institute recognize emerging global innovators in energy science and environmental policy.