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The Caltech Effect: Neural Networking
02/04/2021

The Caltech Effect: Neural Networking

The new issue focuses on the opening of the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Neuroscience Research Building, a vital new hub for ...
cover art from issue 12 of The Caltech Effect, an illustration of the new Chen building on campus
LIGO and Virgo to Receive IEEE Milestone Plaques
02/01/2021

LIGO and Virgo to Receive IEEE Milestone Plaques

Whitney Clavin
On February 3, 2021, the IEEE will host an online event to bestow ...
LIGO Hanford, LIGO Livingston and Virgo.
Gary Sanders Retires from Managing Thirty Meter Telescope
01/30/2021

Gary Sanders Retires from Managing Thirty Meter Telescope

Jon Nalick
Served as project manager since telescope’s inception in 2004.
Gary Sanders
Caltech Remembers Ward Whaling (1923–2020)
01/22/2021

Caltech Remembers Ward Whaling (1923–2020)

Whitney Clavin
Ward Whaling, professor of physics, emeritus, at Caltech, passed ...
black and white picture of Ward Whaling
Caltech to Remove the Names of Robert A. Millikan and Five Other Eugenics Proponents
01/15/2021

Caltech to Remove the Names of Robert A. Millikan and Five Other Eugenics Proponents

The decision will lead to the renaming of three campus buildings, ...
aerial view of the Caltech campus
A Tale of Planetary Resurrection
01/11/2021

A Tale of Planetary Resurrection

Whitney Clavin
Years after its detection, astronomers have learned that a planet ...
Artwork of the KOI-5 system.
2020: A Year In Review
12/17/2020

2020: A Year In Review

Reflecting on community achievements in a year of international upheaval
Composition of images from highlighted stories throughout 2020
Quantum Internet Tested at Caltech and Fermilab
12/14/2020

Quantum Internet Tested at Caltech and Fermilab

Collaboration achieves sustained high-fidelity quantum teleportation over a distance of 44 kilometers.
Caltech graduate student Samantha Davis analyzing CQNET's quantum teleporation data
Research Professor Sean Carroll, Trustee David Chavez (BS '96), and 10 Additional Alumni Elected to the AAAS
12/03/2020

Research Professor Sean Carroll, Trustee David Chavez (BS '96), and 10 Additional Alumni Elected to the AAAS

Whitney Clavin
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Sean Carroll (left) and Trustee David Chavez (BS '96)
Merging Stars Produce Glowing Blue Ring Nebula
11/18/2020

Merging Stars Produce Glowing Blue Ring Nebula

Whitney Clavin
Astronomers solve 16-year old mystery of ultraviolet ring in space
Image of the Blue Ring Nebula from GALEX and other telescopes, combined