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Math Celebration at Caltech Builds Community
07/05/2024

Math Celebration at Caltech Builds Community

Ann Motrunich
A public math fair in celebration of the 30th birthday of the American Institute of Mathematics drew hundreds of families to Caltech's campus.
A crowd of families stands under trees and shade umbrellas on campus
Caltech Float Brings "Space for Everyone" to LA Pride Parade
06/27/2024

Caltech Float Brings "Space for Everyone" to LA Pride Parade

Julia Ehlert
Caltech community members embodied queer joy and a passion for STEM with Caltech’s first-ever float in the LA Pride Parade.
Sofia Fatigoni and Riccardo Caniato on the Caltech float
Caltech Creativity Shines on Ditch Day
05/28/2024

Caltech Creativity Shines on Ditch Day

Julia Ehlert
Students honor annual tradition with puzzles and activities inspired by pop culture.
Students tackling a Mandalorian-themed stack head to their next destination.
Around the World in 21 Booths: Caltech Festival Celebrates Cultural Diversity
05/24/2024

Around the World in 21 Booths: Caltech Festival Celebrates Cultural Diversity

Julia Ehlert
Community members shared their heritage with pride at weeklong event culminating in an international food fair and multicultural fashion and talent show.
A group of students stands together on stage at World Fest
Caltech Students Honored with Community Education Award
05/14/2024

Caltech Students Honored with Community Education Award

Ann Motrunich
For three years, Caltech students have tutored participants in the Young Legends program created by the San Gabriel Valley Section of the National Council of Negro Women. To honor this service, the organization conferred its Community Education Award on ASCIT, the Associated Students of Caltech.
Caltech student tutors (left to right) Tisya Rawat, Miina Anvelt, and Gabi Twombly join SGV-NCNW President Marie Thermidor (right), surrounded by a purple and gold balloon arrangement
Admitted Students Discover Caltech
04/30/2024

Admitted Students Discover Caltech

Julia Ehlert
Students explore what makes Caltech unique in immersive multiday experience
A group of students on a lab tour
Caltech Student Start-Ups Dive Into the "Shark Tank" in Bill Gross Business Plan Competition
04/19/2024

Caltech Student Start-Ups Dive Into the "Shark Tank" in Bill Gross Business Plan Competition

Julia Ehlert
Vision meets venture at inaugural pitch competition
Student finalists in the Bill Gross Business Plan Competition pose with Bill Gross (first row, fourth from right) and leaders from Sunstone-ALC, Richard Jun (first row, third from right) and Zhen Wang (first row, fifth from right).
Caltech Congratulates 315 Admitted Students
03/28/2024

Caltech Congratulates 315 Admitted Students

Julia Ehlert
On Saturday, March 9, Caltech released its final round of undergraduate admissions letters.
Caltech sign
ME 72 Takes to the Sky for Rousing Match of Quidd ... Airship Quadball
03/15/2024

ME 72 Takes to the Sky for Rousing Match of Quidd ... Airship Quadball

Kimm Fesenmaier
It was hard not to think of everyone's favorite teenage wizard and his sporting pastime while watching the 39th annual ME 72 Engineering Design Competition.
This is a picture of large metallic balloon blimps in a student competition soaring above a basketball court, trying to push blue neutrally buoyant balls through goals 10 feet up in the air.
Caltech Undergraduates Selected as Finalists in 2024 NASA BIG Idea Challenge
03/04/2024

Caltech Undergraduates Selected as Finalists in 2024 NASA BIG Idea Challenge

For the third time, a team of Caltech undergraduate students have been selected as finalists in NASA's Breakthrough, Innovative and Game-Changing (BIG) Idea Challenge.
a group of undergraduate students are sitting around a table, smiling at the camera