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10/03/2023

Roukes Wins NIH Director's Transformative Research Award

Cynthia Eller

Michael Roukes, Caltech's Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Bioengineering, has been awarded the National Institute of Health's (NIH) Director's Transformative Research Award.

10/02/2023

New Merkin Center Takes in AIM

Cynthia Eller

The Richard N. Merkin Center for Pure and Applied Mathematics has now taken up residence on the 8th floor of Caltech Hall and is hosting the American Institute for Mathematics.

students in classroom with professor at whiteboard

10/02/2023

Incoming Caltech Undergrad Is Published in Physical Review Letters

Cynthia Eller

Amith Varambally of Vestavia Hills, Alabama, comes to Caltech as a first-year undergraduate student in fall 2023 already a co-author of a journal article related to his work as a high school intern at MIT in summer 2022.

09/28/2023

Cosmic Web Lights Up in the Darkness of Space

Whitney Clavin

Keck Cosmic Web Imager offers best glimpse yet of the filamentous network that connects galaxies

09/26/2023

Announcing the 2023-24 Watson Lecture Season

Katie Neith

The 101st season of Caltech's Watson Lectures will feature new engagement activities in addition to the stimulating talks on research and innovation for which the series is known.

09/21/2023

SPHEREx Space Telescope Stays Cool in Basement at Caltech

Whitney Clavin

The infrared-seeking space telescope is undergoing tests inside a customized chamber

SPHEREx team members can be seen here in a reflection from the chamber's gold-coated, sapphire window.

09/20/2023

The Joy of Discovery: Convocation Welcomes New Students to Campus

Julia Ehlert

Laurie Leshin (MS '89, PhD '95), director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, delivered a keynote address to new undergraduate and graduate students about the passionate pursuit of discovery.