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Plant Growth: How Stem Cells Make Stems
02/04/2019

Plant Growth: How Stem Cells Make Stems

In a February 13 Watson Lecture, Elliot Meyerowitz will describe how leaves and flowers appear at angles of roughly 140 degrees, answering questions that long have intrigued mathematically inclined biologists and revealing surprising modes of communication between plant stem cells.
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Richmond Wolf Elected as New Caltech Trustee
01/29/2019

Richmond Wolf Elected as New Caltech Trustee

Jennifer Torres Siders
The business leader previously oversaw technology transfer at the Institute.
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David Pyott Elected as New Caltech Trustee
01/29/2019

David Pyott Elected as New Caltech Trustee

Jennifer Torres Siders
The former pharmaceutical executive remains active in investment and philanthropy.
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Two New Trustees Join Caltech's Board
01/28/2019

Two New Trustees Join Caltech's Board

Richmond Wolf (MS ’94, PhD ’97) and David Pyott have joined Caltech’s governing board in recent months.
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Senior Named Churchill Scholar
01/25/2019

Senior Named Churchill Scholar

Lorinda Dajose
Daniel Assumpcao is one of 16 students in the country to be selected for the scholarship, which funds one academic year of graduate study at the University of Cambridge.
Daniel Assumpcao
New CARE Team Provides Coordinated Support for Students
01/16/2019

New CARE Team Provides Coordinated Support for Students

Jon Nalick
Focus is on early intervention to mitigate personal crises and promote student success.
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The Long-Run Behavior of Random Walks
01/07/2019

The Long-Run Behavior of Random Walks

Omer Tamuz, this year’s Biedebach Memorial Lecturer, will describe some classical results from random walk research and a surprising connection to economics.
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Caltech Mourns the Passing of Harold Brown
01/05/2019

Caltech Mourns the Passing of Harold Brown

The Caltech president, emeritus; life member of Caltech's Board of Trustees; and former secretary of the U.S. Department of Defense, passed away on January 4, 2019. He was 91 years old.
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Community College Students Thrive at Caltech
01/02/2019

Community College Students Thrive at Caltech

Robert Perkins
Through a program run by the nonprofit Base 11, community college students can come work with researchers at Caltech.
Base 11
Neuroscience Initiative Turns Two
12/14/2018

Neuroscience Initiative Turns Two

Lorinda Dajose
An update on the Tianqiao and Chrissy Chen Institute for Neuroscience, two years after the Chens announced their historic gift to Caltech
A rendering of the Chen Neuroscience Research Building.