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Something New at the Library: 3D Printers
02/27/2017

Something New at the Library: 3D Printers

Jon Nalick
The TechLab at Sherman Fairchild Library helps members of the Caltech community get started in 3D printing.
Students examine a 3D printed drone and a round component designed to hold a stylized table's legs in place.
Freshman Swimmer Makes It to NCAA Championships
02/23/2017

Freshman Swimmer Makes It to NCAA Championships

Freshman Thomas Gallup will be Caltech’s first representative at the NCAA National Swimming & Diving Championships in more than three decades.
Thomas Gallup won individual conference titles in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference February 17 and 18.
Alphabet Chief Discusses Future of Technology
02/23/2017

Alphabet Chief Discusses Future of Technology

Jon Nalick
On a visit to campus, Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet and the former CEO of Google, discussed how artificial intelligence will become dramatically more capable and useful, impacting how we live our lives and how we understand the world around us.
Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet (right), speaks with Caltech President Thomas F. Rosenbaum about how rapid changes in technology will affect society.
Sharing a Vision of Sustainability
02/16/2017

Sharing a Vision of Sustainability

Charles Zeller (BS ’68) and Peter Cross (BS ’68) are betting on Caltech researchers to provide solutions for a more sustainable planet.
Senior class portraits of Charles Zeller (BS '68), left, and Peter Cross (BS '68)
Caltech Women Mentoring Women
02/15/2017

Caltech Women Mentoring Women

Lorinda Dajose
In 2017, the Women Mentoring Women program celebrates 14 years of personal and professional support.
Fourth-year graduate student Giuliana Viglione (left) and her mentee, first-year Cora Went (right) walk through a hallway.
Sleeping With the (Zebra)fishes
02/14/2017

Sleeping With the (Zebra)fishes

Lorinda Dajose
David Prober will give the February Watson Lecture, explaining why we sleep.
David Prober
Graduate Students Peer into Cosmic Web
02/13/2017

Graduate Students Peer into Cosmic Web

Lorinda Dajose
The Keck Cosmic Web Imager will be used at the W. M. Keck Observatory to image the webs of matter between galaxies.
The Keck Cosmic Web Imager, under construction.
New Director of Health and Counseling Services
02/10/2017

New Director of Health and Counseling Services

Jon Nalick
Caltech recently spoke with Jennifer Howes, the campus’s director of health and counseling services, to discuss what her office offers students and her goal of addressing students’ counseling needs.
Jennifer Howes, the campus’ director of health and counseling services
Violence and Order
02/06/2017

Violence and Order

Judy Hill
Caltech and The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens have embarked on a new collaboration.
photo of Leah Klement
Venerable Oak Tree Succumbs to Fungal Infection
02/04/2017

Venerable Oak Tree Succumbs to Fungal Infection

Jon Nalick
Stressed by drought, windstorms, and a systemic fungal infection, the 400-year-old Engelmann oak tree treasured by generations of Institute staff, faculty, and students has died.
The Engelmann oak as it appeared in 1965.
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