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Graduate Students Dip Their Toes into Industry
Rosen Center helps prepare biotechnology-focused graduate students for possible industry careersNews Writer: Whitney ClavinCaltech students in the NIH Biotechnology Leadership Predoctoral Training...
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Caltech Mourns the Passing of Alumnus Joseph Polchinski, Renowned Physicist
News Writer: Whitney ClavinJoseph Polchinski Credit: Brigitte LacombeCaltech is mourning the loss of Joseph Polchinski (BS '75), the Pat and Joe Yzurdiaga Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus, at...
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Tsao Receives Prestigious Neuroscience Prize
Doris Tsao is a recipient of the 2018 Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize.News Writer: Lori DajoseCredit: Jeff LewisThe 2018 Perl-UNC Neuroscience Prize has been awarded to Doris Tsao (BS '96), Caltech...
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Networking with Tech Leaders
Students meet with science and tech luminaries from ChicagoChicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Caltech President Thomas F. Rosenbaum discuss the role of science and technology in government at a lunch with...
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Caltech Students Win Prestigious Churchill Scholarship
News Writer: Whitney ClavinMatthew Weidner and Aishwarya Nene at CaltechCredit: Caltech Two Caltech seniors have been awarded the Churchill Scholarship, which will fund their graduate studies at the...
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From TECHER: Circles of Thought
How Linus Pauling (PhD ‘25) put his ideas into picturesWhile he was a faculty member at Caltech, educating students in the complexities of molecular structures and chemical bonds, and long before he...
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From Physics to Finance
How an unexpected setback sent a Caltech alum's career in a new directionNews Writer: Emily VelascoThomas Luke (BS '86) studied physics at Caltech, and went on to have a long career working in...
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Caltech Announces the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award Winners
The Caltech Alumni Association gives the medal above to each of its Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.Caltech has announced that Gary Demos (BS '71), Gary A. Flandro (MS '60, PhD '67), Jessica...
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Massive Astrophysical Objects Governed by Subatomic Equation
The Schrödinger Equation makes an unlikely appearance at the astronomical scaleNews Writer: Lori DajoseSchrödinger in Space: An artist’s impression of research presented in Batygin (2018), MNRAS 475,...
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A Conversation with Caltech Entomologist Joe Parker
New assistant professor of biology Joe Parker discusses his lifelong love of insects and explains how a tiny kind of beetle can answer fundamental questions of evolution.News Writer: Lori DajoseMeet...
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In Grueling Combat, The Riveters Emerge Victorious
News Writer: Robert PerkinsCredit: CaltechThis year's ME 72 design competition consisted of a round-robin of five rounds, then sudden-death elimination playoffs leading to the final round. The top two...
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Robots Duke It Out in "Tank Wars"
Teams of undergraduates compete in annual robot competitionNews Writer: Robert PerkinsCredit: CaltechAt Caltech's annual engineering design competition on March 8, fleets of robot tanks built by...
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Forty-Five Years Since Their Graduation, Three of Caltech's First Female BS...
The pioneering alumnae say the Institute had a lasting influence on their lives and careers.News Writer: Jennifer Torres SidersFlora Wu, Stephanie Charles, Sharon Long, and Deborah Chung in 1973Credit:...
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Caltech Undergrad Named a 2018 Watson Fellow
Michelle Wang will travel the world, exploring ways to enhance the human body with technologyNews Writer: Robert PerkinsMichelle WangCredit: Courtesy of Michelle WangMichelle Wang, a senior in...
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Event to Celebrate Science Comes to Campus March 31
Inaugural Science for March will feature family-friendly interactive booths and lecturesNews Writer: Jon NalickScience for March, a daytime event on Beckman Mall on Saturday, March 31, will celebrate...
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Campus Hosts First-Ever Science for March Event
Family-friendly educational booths and lectures draw large crowdsNews Writer: Jon NalickParticipating groups, including several from campus and JPL as well as the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles...
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Caltech Senior Awarded 2018 Hertz Fellowship
Chemistry student Gabby Tender is one of only 10 individuals selected to receive the award in 2018News Writer: Emily VelascoChemistry senior Gabby Tender has been awarded a 2018 Hertz...
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Caltech Students and Alumni Receive 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Twenty-seven current students and 11 recent alumni have been selected to receive funding for graduate studies.News Writer: Lori DajoseThis year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected 27...
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Caltech Junior Selected as KPCB Fellow
Anne Zhou is one of 52 fellows selected to spend the summer at a Silicon Valley start-upNews Writer: Robert PerkinsAnne ZhouCredit: Courtesy of Anne ZhouAnne Zhou, a junior from Houston, Texas majoring...
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Negotiations and Group Decisions: Passing Bills with Backroom Deals
Watson Lecture PreviewMarina AgranovGroup decisions often involve the allocation of scarce resources among members with conflicting interests. Negotiations are part and parcel of such decisions, as...
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