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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
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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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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
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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 ...
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 ...
Caltech alumnus Ross Brockwell (MS '01) wears a dark spacesuit as he conducts a mission on the red surface of a Mars simulation.
Caltech Joins Local Schools in Celebration of STEM
04/01/2024

Caltech Joins Local Schools in Celebration of STEM

Ann Motrunich
Strong participation from Caltech at PUSD ScienceFest
An adult helps a child use a microscope
A Black Hole Hunter Arrives at Caltech
03/29/2024

A Black Hole Hunter Arrives at Caltech

Cynthia Eller
Astrophysicist Kareem El-Badry joins the Caltech faculty.
photo of Kareem El-Badry