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InnoWorks 2015
07/01/2015

InnoWorks 2015

Douglas Smith
Caltech's InnoWorks team hosted 57 middle-school students from the Pasadena area for a week of hands-on science and engineering projects in Caltech's Scott Brown Gymnasium.
New Dean of Graduate Studies Named
06/26/2015

New Dean of Graduate Studies Named

Jessica Stoller-Conrad
Doug Rees has been named the new dean of graduate studies at Caltech.
Students in Bioengineering Course Take Inspiration from Nature
06/19/2015

Students in Bioengineering Course Take Inspiration from Nature

Cynthia Eller
A new class in bioengineering debuted this term at Caltech: "Exploring Biological Principles Through Bio-Inspired Design." On June 4, teams of two to three students presented their bioinspired creations to each other and to the professors, postdocs, and TAs who worked with them over the course of the term.
Caltech Seniors Win Library Friends Thesis Prize
06/12/2015

Caltech Seniors Win Library Friends Thesis Prize

Lorinda Dajose
The annual award recognizes undergraduates for theses that "exemplify excellent research, writing and the effective use of library resources."
Remembering Commencement 1965 in Photos
06/12/2015

Remembering Commencement 1965 in Photos

Jessica Stoller-Conrad
In honor of the 2015 Commencement exercises, the Caltech Archives has created an online gallery of 50-year-old commencement photos.
Senior Spotlight: Justin Koch
06/12/2015

Senior Spotlight: Justin Koch

Kathy Svitil
Caltech's class of 2015 is group of smart, creative, and curious individuals. We talked to two of these graduates, Justin Koch and Phoebe Ann, about their years at Caltech and what will come next.
Senior Spotlight: Phoebe Ann
06/12/2015

Senior Spotlight: Phoebe Ann

Kathy Svitil
Caltech's class of 2015 is group of smart, creative, and curious individuals. We talked to two of these graduates, Phoebe Ann and Justin Koch, about their years at Caltech and what will come next.
Students Win National and International Prizes
06/12/2015

Students Win National and International Prizes

Kathy Svitil
Caltech undergraduate and graduate students have collected an impressive array of awards this year.
Students Try Their Hand at Programming DNA
06/11/2015

Students Try Their Hand at Programming DNA

Sophia Eller
In a new class called Design and Construction of Programmable Molecular Systems, students came together to study molecular programming, a young research field with huge potential for transforming all molecular sciences into information technology.
Biology, With a Beat
06/10/2015

Biology, With a Beat

Cynthia Eller
This term, students in Biology 1—Principles of Biology—were offered a novel alternative to the traditional final exam: the opportunity to create a two-to-four-minute video explaining some aspect of biology in an interesting, entertaining and, yes, musical way.