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Caltech Remembers David Goodstein
04/30/2024

Caltech Remembers David Goodstein

Whitney Clavin
David Goodstein, the Frank J. Gilloon Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor, Emeritus, and professor of physics and applied physics, emeritus, passed away on April 10.
David Goodstein
Admitted Students Discover Caltech
04/30/2024

Admitted Students Discover Caltech

Julia Ehlert
Students explore what makes Caltech unique in immersive multiday experience
A group of students on a lab tour
Caltech Students Win Fulbright and Schilt Scholarships
04/29/2024

Caltech Students Win Fulbright and Schilt Scholarships

Cynthia Eller
Three Caltech seniors win scholarships for a year of study abroad.
photos of Lucas Abounader, Hannah Fisher, and Andrew Pasco
NSF Research Fellowships Awarded to Caltech Students and Alumni
04/22/2024

NSF Research Fellowships Awarded to Caltech Students and Alumni

Cynthia Eller
Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation have been granted to 24 Caltech students and 17 recent Caltech alumni.
students on Caltech campus
Caltech Scientists Elected 2023 AAAS Fellows
04/18/2024

Caltech Scientists Elected 2023 AAAS Fellows

Whitney Clavin
Lynne Hillenbrand, Anneila Sargent, and Joseph Giaime have been named 2023 AAAS Fellows.
Joseph Giaime, Lynne Hillenbrand, and Anneila Sargent
Caltech Event Brings Thousands Together for Solar Eclipse
04/17/2024

Caltech Event Brings Thousands Together for Solar Eclipse

Sabrina Pirzada
As a total solar eclipse passed over North America on April 8, 2024, thousands of Caltech and local community members gathered to witness the celestial event that captured the country’s attention.
A large group of people wearing orange eclipse glasses gathered on Caltech's athletic fields. They are looking up toward the sky, observing an eclipse.
Unusually Lightweight Black Hole Candidate Spotted by LIGO
04/08/2024

Unusually Lightweight Black Hole Candidate Spotted by LIGO

LIGO has detected a candidate black hole with a mass that falls within a so-called mass gap between the heaviest known neutron stars and the lightest black holes.
Artwork of merger between neutron star and black hole.
Caltech's Astronomers Teach You What to Find in the Night Sky
04/05/2024

Caltech's Astronomers Teach You What to Find in the Night Sky

Shannon Stirone
Caltech will host a solar eclipse viewing party at the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics and the adjacent space on April 8, 2024.
Visitors look through telescopes during a Caltech astronomy outreach event on the grass outside Cahill.
Still "Plenty of Room at the Bottom"
04/03/2024

Still "Plenty of Room at the Bottom"

Cynthia Eller
The Kavli Nanoscience Institute at Caltech, a 21st century center for science and engineering at the nanoscale, recently celebrated its 20th anniversary.
Ytterbium atom
What Life Is Like Inside a NASA Simulation
04/02/2024

What Life Is Like Inside a NASA Simulation

Elise Cutts
It has been more than six months since Caltech alumnus Ross Brockwell (MS ’01) left his life in Virginia Beach to serve as the flight engineer for NASA’s first Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) mission.
Caltech alumnus Ross Brockwell (MS '01) wears a dark spacesuit as he conducts a mission on the red surface of a Mars simulation.