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NASA has announced that Jessica Watkins, formerly a Chair's Postdoctoral Scholar in the Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences (GPS) and California Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) Fellow, will serve as…

The Caltech Board of Trustees, in accord with recommendations from President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the Committee on Naming and Recognition (CNR), and the Ruddock House Renaming Committee, has approved the following names to replace those…

The human genome can be thought of as a massive library, containing over 20,000 different "instruction manuals": your genes. For example, there are genes which contain information to build a brain cell, a skin cell, a white blood cell,…

The program reflects Caltech's and Hurt's shared belief that extraordinary young scientists and engineers can make profound contributions if they are empowered to connect with colleagues outside of their field around humanity's most…

Chan is being honored by the award committee for achievements and contributions that "have not only enhanced Taiwan's academic reputation and international competitiveness, but have also had a profound impact on the improvement of human…

Each year, students gather near midnight on Halloween to drop liquid-nitrogen-frozen pumpkins from the rooftop of the tallest building on campus. The reason for the drop? In theory, due to a phenomenon called triboluminescence, the frozen…

"Most people know of the company Amazon. We can do a lot of shopping there, but it's also a powerhouse in engineering," says Fernando Brandão, Bren Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech and head of quantum algorithms at AWS. "Amazon…

Most of us control light all the time without even thinking about it, usually in mundane ways: we don a pair of sunglasses and put on sunscreen, and close—or open—our window blinds.But the control of light can also come in high-tech…

"This is a long and eagerly awaited opportunity to honor you, Caltech's newest alumni, on this stage," President Thomas F. Rosenbaum, holder of the Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and professor of physics, said as he began…

Each fellow will receive $825,000 to "further the development of new tools and technologies that promise to accelerate progress in the foundation's areas of interest: scientific discovery, environmental conservation, and patient care,"…