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Improving The View Through Tissues and Organs
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCredit: iStockThis summer, several undergraduate students at Caltech had the opportunity to help optimize a promising technique that can make tissues and organs—even entire...
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A Newborn Supernova Every Night
News Writer: Douglas SmithThe Palomar Transient Factory discovered Supernova 2011fe, which lies 21 light-years away in the Pinwheel Galaxy (M 101), near the handle of the Big Dipper. When first seen on...
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How to Grip an Asteroid
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCaltech junior Edward Fouad looks through cut-outs of one of two microspine designs he tested for a robotic gripper. Credit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing &...
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The Globe-Trotting Geologist
News Writer: Marcus WooHima Hassenruck-Gudipati (BS '14) on a backpacking trip along the Tour de Mont Blanc, one of the most popular long distance walks in Europe. Hassenruck-Gudipati, a Waston...
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No Galaxy Too Small: An Interview with Evan Kirby
News Writer: Douglas SmithAlthough "going out to the telescope is far more romantic," Caltech Assistant Professor of Astronomy Evan Kirby sometimes does his observing by remote control from his...
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Using Simulation and Optimization to Cut Wait Times for Voters
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradBy developing a tool to help better prepare polling places, Caltech sophomore Sean McKenna is hoping to minimize the amount of time we spend in line at the...
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Making Hotter Engines and Lasting Artwork: An Interview with Katherine Faber
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradKatherine Faber, the Simon Ramo Professor of Materials ScienceCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsNew faculty member Katherine Faber, the...
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Converting Data Into Knowledge: An Interview with Yisong Yue
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradYisong Yue, assistant professor of computing and mathematical sciencesCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsNew faculty member Yisong Yue,...
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Senior Adam Jermyn Named Marshall Scholar
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradAdam JermynAdam Jermyn, a Caltech senior, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2015 Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in Great Britain.Related Links:...
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Prime Numbers, Quantum Fields, and Donuts: An Interview with Xinwen Zhu
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradXinwen Zhu, associate professor of mathematicsCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsXinwen Zhu, associate professor of mathematics, joined the...
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Quantum Code-Cracking: An Interview with Thomas Vidick
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradThomas Vidick, Assistant Professor of Computing and Mathematical SciencesCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsThomas Vidick, assistant...
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Controlling Light on a Chip at the Single-Photon Level
Watson Lecture PreviewNews Writer: Douglas SmithThe properties of nanoscale photonic devices are measured with elaborate optical apparatus.Credit: Andrei Faraon/CaltechIntegrating optics and...
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SKIES App Aids Learning in Caltech Classrooms
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradBruce Hay, professor of biology, teaches his genetics class using the SKIES iPad app.Credit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsWhen you first walk...
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Modeling Politics: An Interview With Alexander Hirsch
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsIt is easy to assert offhandedly that the president made a particular decision in order to undermine Congress, or...
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A Caltech Alumnus Helps Crowdfund the Classroom
News Writer: Elizabeth HamiltonCesar Bocanegra (BS ’95)Since 2007, Caltech alumnus Cesar Bocanegra (BS '95) has been the chief operating officer (COO) of DonorsChoose.org, a nonprofit that connects...
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Learning While Leading
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCaltech's student leaders (from left to right): Sunita Darbe, Connor Rosen, and Catherine JamshidiCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and...
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On the Leading Edge of Higher Education
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradLaurie Leshin (MS '89, PhD '95), president of Worcester Polytechnic InstituteCredit: Courtesy of Worcester Polytechnic InstituteCaltech's new president, Thomas F....
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Why Do We Feel Thirst? An Interview with Yuki Oka
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and CommunicationsTo fight dehydration on a hot summer day, you instinctively crave the relief provided by a tall glass of...
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How To Study High-Speed Flows: An Interview With Joanna Austin
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCredit: EAS Office of Communications/CaltechJoanna Austin (MS '98, PhD '03) does not just go with the flow. She picks it apart and analyzes it. One of the newest faculty...
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Men's Basketball Snaps Losing Streak
News Writer: Shayna Chabner McKinneyCredit: Courtesy of Caltech AthleticsWith a game-winning basket at the buzzer, the Caltech men's basketball team snapped a 55-game, four-year SCIAC losing streak...
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