Two Recent Alumni Win Chang Career Exploration Prize
Prize aims to provide alumni with the freedom to explore careers outside of academiaCaltech has awarded the inaugural Milton and Rosalind Chang Career Exploration Prize to Sean McKenna (BS '17) and...
View ArticleNew Visual Culture Program Coming to Campus
Grant from the Mellon Foundation supports new opportunities for campus community to explore visual artsCredit: CaltechA new visual culture program is about to make Caltech a lot more colorful. From...
View ArticleCommunity College Students Thrive at Caltech
Through Base 11, high-achieving community college students work and study in labs at CaltechNews Writer: Robert PerkinsBase 11 students at CaltechThis summer, Maria Hernandez—a student at Santa Monica...
View ArticleCaltech's New CARE Team Provides Coordinated Support for Students
Focus is on early intervention to mitigate personal crises and promote student successNews Writer: Jon NalickCaltech has recently created a multidisciplinary team of professional staff to identify and...
View ArticleWhen Black Holes Collide
Physicists use supercomputers and AI to create the most accurate model yet of black hole mergersNews Writer: Whitney ClavinA simulated picture of two merging black holes, each about 30 solar masses....
View ArticleAutism and Theory of Mind
A new test for understanding the specific difficulties faced by people with autismNews Writer: Lori DajoseCredit: iStockSuppose you are helping your friend search for their missing phone and while they...
View ArticleSenior Named Churchill Scholar
Daniel Assumpcao will complete an MPhil in physics at the University of Cambridge.News Writer: Lori DajoseCredit: Courtesy of D. AssumpcaoSenior Daniel Assumpcao has been named a Churchill Scholar for...
View ArticleCaltech Athletics Opens New Weight Room
1,200-square-foot space added to meet strong demandNews Writer: Jon NalickCaltech Athletics recently opened a new 1,200-square-foot weight room in the south side of Brown Gym to meet strong demand from...
View ArticleFamed Oceanographer Walter Munk (BS '39, MS '40) Dead at 101
News Writer: Elise CuttsWalter Munk (BS '39, MS '40)Credit: Caltech Division of Geological and Planetary SciencesAlumnus Walter Munk (BS '39, MS '40), often called the "Einstein of oceanography,"...
View ArticleTeagan Wall (PhD ’15) Turns Her Hand to Directing
Almuna returns to campus to direct the puppet-filled musical Avenue QAvenue Q’s Princeton and Rod in conversationTeagan Wall (PhD '15), who has worked as a writer for TV series including Bill Nye Saves...
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