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Bridging the Gap Between Students and Faculty
05/22/2023

Bridging the Gap Between Students and Faculty

Whitney Clavin
Director of student programming and graduate student discuss PMA student advisory board
Back row, left to right: Andrew Graven, Sara Vanovac, and Dylan King. Front row, left to right: Mika Walton and Tara Leininger.
Star Eats Planet, Brightens Dramatically
05/03/2023

Star Eats Planet, Brightens Dramatically

Whitney Clavin
ZTF and NEOWISE spot evidence for the first known case of a star engulfing its planet.
Artwork of a planet skimming the surface of a star.
The Bizarre Behavior of Black Holes
05/01/2023

The Bizarre Behavior of Black Holes

Whitney Clavin
Researchers at Caltech study all manner of odd black hole behaviors. In honor of Black Hole Week, here are a few of them, from gobbling up stars to dancing and chirping.
Artist's concept of a supermassive black hole, with a binary pair of black holes in its disk.
Caltech Remembers Stanley Deser (1931–2023)
04/27/2023

Caltech Remembers Stanley Deser (1931–2023)

Whitney Clavin
Stanley Deser, a theoretical physicist known for his achievements in general relativity, quantum field theory, and high-energy physics, passed away on April 21, 2023.
Stanley Deser
The Young Cluster of Galaxies at the Edge of the Universe
04/24/2023

The Young Cluster of Galaxies at the Edge of the Universe

Lori Dajose
Astronomers have looked back in time billions of years to photograph a cluster of galaxies, which today will have evolved into one of the largest known systems in the universe.
An image of many oval and spiral shaped galaxies
At the Edge of Physics
04/21/2023

At the Edge of Physics

Whitney Clavin
New professor Lee McCuller is making quantum measurements even more precise.
Lee McCuller
India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO
04/17/2023

India Approves Construction of Its Own LIGO

Whitney Clavin
LIGO-India will greatly improve the localization of sources of gravitational waves.
A rendering of the LIGO India site in the state of Maharashtra.
Caltech Outreach Captivates Crowds at City of STEM and Los Angeles Maker Faire
04/14/2023

Caltech Outreach Captivates Crowds at City of STEM and Los Angeles Maker Faire

Julia Ehlert
Caltech students shared research and science demonstrations with families at Los Angeles STEAM engagement fair
Caltech students share a demonstration with a young girl
Test Your Quantum Knowledge with These Jeopardy Clues From Caltech's Spiros Michalakis
04/14/2023

Test Your Quantum Knowledge with These Jeopardy Clues From Caltech's Spiros Michalakis

Andrew Moseman
The Jeopardy! category celebrates World Quantum Day this Friday, April 14.
Spiros Michalakis wearing a blue shirt and a baseball hat that reads
Astronaut Jessica Watkins Visits Caltech
04/12/2023

Astronaut Jessica Watkins Visits Caltech

Julia Ehlert
The former Caltech postdoctoral alumna shared the story of her career and time in space as the first Black woman to crew the ISS.
Jessica Watkins poses for a photo with the crowd in Beckman Auditorium
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