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Three from Caltech Elected as AAAS Fellows
News Writer: Lori DajoseCredit: CaltechThree Caltech scientists have been elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for their "scientifically or socially...
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Amgen Scholars "Ten to Watch" Includes Two with Caltech Ties
The Amgen Foundation has highlighted 10 program alumni—including two with Caltech ties—viewed as "especially poised to impact the future of science and medicine."News Writer: Jon NalickCelebrating the...
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Bill Gates Blogs about Visit to Caltech
"I've rarely been as envious of young people as I was during my recent visit to Caltech," Gates wrote in his blogGates visited the campus on October 20 to learn about research being conducted in...
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Innovative Alumni Return to Inspire Students
News Writer: Robert PerkinsNan Boden (PhD '93) of Google addresses students during Innovation Week 2016.Credit: Gloria Adams/OTTCPCaltech's reputation is built, in part, on 125 years of scientific and...
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Garnet Chan Talks Quantum Chemistry and Chinese Food
News Writer: Whitney ClavinGarnet Chan, Bren Professor of Chemistry at CaltechCredit: CaltechGarnet Chan, Bren Professor of Chemistry, recently moved to Pasadena from New Jersey, where he was a...
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Class of 2016's Gift Offers Power to the People
News Writer: Jon NalickLightning bolt icons depict charging locations on campus.Thanks to a gift from the class of 2016, there are now charging stations at nine strategic locations on campus where...
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Director of National Science Foundation Visits Caltech
News Writer: Whitney ClavinFrance Córdova, director of the NSF, met with Caltech students to discuss the NSF’s vision for research and discovery. The students were able to participate in a Q&A at...
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Pioneering Physics Show The Mechanical Universe Now on YouTube
The 1980s series was based on the Physics 1a and 1b courses developed by David GoodsteinNews Writer: Jon NalickThe show often used computer animation in a groundbreaking way to visualize mathematical...
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The Gift of an Education
Alumni establish the Baumstein-Kryukova Student Grant Endowment FundSvetlana Kryukova and Anatoly BaumsteinSvetlana Kryukova (BS '95, MS '95) knows what it is like to have the talent to study at a top...
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Caltech Computes: Disrupting and Uniting Science and Engineering
News Writer: Robert PerkinsAdam Wierman - Caltech Computes - Alumni College 2016Adam Wierman gives the introduction to the 2016 Alumni College event.Credit: Caltech Academic Media TechnologiesDriven by...
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Remembering Caltech Crystallographer Richard Marsh
Richard Marsh celebrates Linus Pauling's 85th birthday at Caltech in 1986. From left to right: Brahama Sharma, Richard Marsh, Linus Pauling, Sten O. Samson, and Linus Pauling, Jr.Credit: Caltech...
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TeachWeek to Highlight Innovative Education, January 17–23
Event celebrates the impact of teachingNews Writer: Sharon KaplanTeachWeek focuses on Caltech's recent efforts to create an innovative learning environment that changes the world through unique...
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A Pillar of Tech Transfer at Caltech
News Writer: Robert PerkinsLarry Gilbert (center, with the cap) with members of the Caltech Office of Technology Transfer in 2002.Credit: EAS Communications Office, CaltechJust over 20 years ago,...
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Caltech Mourns the Passing of Anatol Roshko, 1923–2017
Anatol RoshkoCredit: National Academy of EngineeringAnatol Roshko (MS '47, PhD '52), Theodore von Kármán Professor of Aeronautics, Emeritus, at Caltech, passed away on January 23, 2017. He was 93 years...
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Fixating on Faces
News Writer: Lori DajoseDots represent locations of electrodes in the amygdala region of the brain. Each electrode measured activity of a single brain cell.Credit: J. Minxha/Adolphs labWhen we are...
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Problem Solving, One Avocado at a Time
News Writer: Judy HillDaniel Mark ’20 at the white board during a weekly meeting of Phys 11, the freshman seminar where thinking outside the box is the norm.Credit: CaltechAmong the classes a Caltech...
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National Academy of Sciences Honors LIGO Researchers
News Writer: Whitney ClavinFrom left to right: Barry Barish, Gabriela González, Peter Saulson, David Reitze, and Stan WhitcombCredit: (from left to right) courtesy of B. Barish; Eddy Perez/LSU;...
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Taking Flight: An Interview with Soon-Jo Chung
News Writer: Robert PerkinsSoon-Jo ChungCredit: CaltechNew Caltech faculty member Soon-Jo Chung splits his time between Caltech's campus, where he is a Bren Scholar and an associate professor of...
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Harold Rosen, 1926–2017
News Writer: Robert PerkinsHarold RosenCredit: BoeingHarold Rosen (MS '48, PhD '51), the father of geostationary satellite communications, passed away on January 30, 2017. He was 90.Modern...
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New President of the French Academy of Sciences
News Writer: Lori DajoseSébastien CandelCredit: ParisTech AlumniAlumnus Sébastien Candel (PhD '72) has been elected as president of the French Academy of Sciences (Académie des sciences, Institut de...
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