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Innovation Week
12/08/2016

Innovation Week

Robert Perkins
Caltech's Innovation Week speakers offered guidance, experience, and encouragement to the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Speaker
Major Neuroscience Initiative Launched
12/06/2016

Major Neuroscience Initiative Launched

Kathy Svitil
Initiative kicked off with $115 million gift from philanthropists Tianqiao Chen and Chrissy Luo to establish a new institute and provide continuous funds for neuroscience research. Caltech to construct $200 million biosciences complex that will include new institute.
photo of Chrissy Luo and Tianqiao Chen
Bill Gates Blogs about Visit to Caltech
11/30/2016

Bill Gates Blogs about Visit to Caltech

Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates blogged on November 30 about his recent visit to Caltech and his thoughts on the pioneering research being done here.
Image of Bill Gates speaking with Dean of Undergraduate Students Kevin Gilmartin
Planet Nine from Outer Space
11/28/2016

Planet Nine from Outer Space

Lorinda Dajose
In the Richard C. Biedebach Memorial Lecture, Konstantin Batygin will present the case for Planet Nine.
photo of Kanstantin Batygin
DNA on Display
11/28/2016

DNA on Display

BBE celebrates the restoration of a DNA sculpture.
Image of helix sculpture
Amgen Scholars "Ten to Watch" Includes Two with Caltech Ties
11/23/2016

Amgen Scholars "Ten to Watch" Includes Two with Caltech Ties

Jon Nalick
The Amgen Foundation highlighted two program alumni with Caltech ties as "especially poised to impact the future of science and medicine."
logo for Amgen, white on blue
Trustee Honored
11/21/2016

Trustee Honored

Robert Perkins
The 32nd International von Kármán Wings Award goes to Caltech alumnus and trustee Charles Trimble, famed for commercializing GPS technology.
Award presentation
Remembering Rolf Sabersky
11/17/2016

Remembering Rolf Sabersky

Robert Perkins
Rolf Sabersky, Caltech alumnus and member of the faculty since 1949, died on October 24 at the age of 96.
photo of Rolf Sabersky with spectrophotometer
The Real-life Pride and Prejudices of Jane Austen
11/16/2016

The Real-life Pride and Prejudices of Jane Austen

Lori Oliwenstein
Caltech's partnership with The Huntington enriches students' studies.
photo of a first-edition volume of Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey and Persuasion
Rolf Sabersky, 1920-2016
11/11/2016

Rolf Sabersky, 1920-2016

Rolf H. Sabersky, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, passed away on October 24, 2016. He was 96.
image with the word in memoriam on a grey background