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Caltech Recognizes 2021 Student Leadership Award Winners
06/02/2021

Caltech Recognizes 2021 Student Leadership Award Winners

Andrew Moseman
A virtual ceremony recognized students who excelled in leadership roles this year.
A collage of student award winner portraits
Commencement 2021 Features Aerospace Leader Norman R. Augustine as Keynote Speaker
06/02/2021

Commencement 2021 Features Aerospace Leader Norman R. Augustine as Keynote Speaker

Andrew Moseman
The 127th Caltech Commencement will be held virtually on Friday, June 11. The Institute will offer several other ways for the community to celebrate together, including a virtual champagne toast as well as a small on-campus gathering for graduating students only.
Photo of graduating students showing mortarboards.
Caltech's 84th Annual Seminar Day Looks into the Body and out to the Stars
05/21/2021

Caltech's 84th Annual Seminar Day Looks into the Body and out to the Stars

Andrew Moseman
Held virtually for the second time, the Caltech Alumni Association’s annual Seminar Day tackled topics including artificial intelligence in medicine and supermassive black holes.
blue and purple field of lines and dots
Caltech to Host Science Olympiad's 2022 Virtual National Tournament
05/07/2021

Caltech to Host Science Olympiad's 2022 Virtual National Tournament

Ann Motrunich
The online competition will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2022.
collage of Caltech volunteers and competitors in an April 2021 Science Olympiad event
Watson Lecture on May 12: Dianne Newman on the Secrets of Infection-Causing Microbes
05/05/2021

Watson Lecture on May 12: Dianne Newman on the Secrets of Infection-Causing Microbes

Andrew Moseman
Newman will conclude the 2020–2021 Watson Lecture season with “From the Soil to the Clinic: How Infection-Causing Microbes Thrive Without Oxygen.”
Dianne Newman
KISS Workshop Addresses Critical Problem of Megafires
05/04/2021

KISS Workshop Addresses Critical Problem of Megafires

Judy Hill
A recent workshop hosted by the W. M. Keck Institute for Space Sciences has led to new ideas for the detection and tracking of megafires.
Image of a wildfire burning
Active Members of the Campus Community Encouraged to Participate in Campus Climate Survey
05/04/2021

Active Members of the Campus Community Encouraged to Participate in Campus Climate Survey

Andrew Moseman
Survey aims to support diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility.
A cyclist and pedestrians on the Caltech campus, with flowers visible in the foreground.
Five Caltech Students Named Goldwater Scholars
04/30/2021

Five Caltech Students Named Goldwater Scholars

Andrew Moseman
Goldwater awards are granted annually to exceptional students focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields.
Collage of five students in black and white
Joe Kiani Elected as New Caltech Trustee
04/23/2021

Joe Kiani Elected as New Caltech Trustee

Davin Malasarn
The founder, chairman, and CEO of Masimo, Kiani has also established the nonprofit Patient Safety Movement Foundation to eliminate deaths resulting from preventable errors in hospitals.
Joe Kiani
Mason H. Smith Elected as New Caltech Trustee
04/23/2021

Mason H. Smith Elected as New Caltech Trustee

Davin Malasarn
Smith (BS ’09) is the head of software engineering at TGS Management Company, a quantitative trading firm.
Mason H. Smith