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Girl Scouts Donate to Caltech for Fire Recovery
06/20/2025

Girl Scouts Donate to Caltech for Fire Recovery

Ann Motrunich

A Brownie troop's generous effort will help members of the Caltech community.

Six Girl Scout Brownies stand with Caltech President Thomas Rosenbaum holding a giant representation of the check they donated
Missing Matter in Universe Found
06/16/2025

Missing Matter in Universe Found

Whitney Clavin

Using Caltech's DSA-110 radio telescope, astronomers pinpoint whereabouts of "fog" between galaxies.

Artwork shows swirling colorful patterns that represent light traveling at different speeds through space.
Caltech Comes Together to Celebrate 131st Commencement
06/13/2025

Caltech Comes Together to Celebrate 131st Commencement

Cynthia Eller

Caltech sends its graduates off with a stirring celebration.

Orange, black, and white confetti falls on Caltech's newest graduates who are wearing their caps and gowns
A Missing Link in Magnetic Stars
06/10/2025

A Missing Link in Magnetic Stars

Cynthia Eller

Caltech researchers identify a missing link in the evolution of white dwarf stars that have magnetic fields millions of times stronger than the Sun's.

Photo of the 48-inch Samuel Oschin Telescope
Star Quakes and Monster Shock Waves
06/03/2025

Star Quakes and Monster Shock Waves

Whitney Clavin

Caltech researchers simulate a black hole consuming a neutron star.

A black hole is next to a cracked white dwarf in this artwork.
Undergraduate Michael Manta Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
05/27/2025

Undergraduate Michael Manta Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

Julia Ehlert Nair

Michael Manta, a fourth-year undergraduate in mathematics, has been awarded the prestigious Knight-Hennessy scholarship for graduate studies at Stanford University.

Michael Manta
Controlling Quantum Motion and Hyper-Entanglement
05/22/2025

Controlling Quantum Motion and Hyper-Entanglement

Whitney Clavin

New experiment could have applications in quantum computation and more.

Artwork showing two balls (atoms) and lines between them (entanglement)
Caltech Graduate Student and Alumna Win DOE Fellowship for Computational Science
05/16/2025

Caltech Graduate Student and Alumna Win DOE Fellowship for Computational Science

Kimm Fesenmaier

Cheyanne E. Shariat and Laura Lewis (BS '23) use high-performance computing in their research on astrophysics and quantum information, respectively

A composite photo with an image of a young woman smiling in a suit on the left and an image of a young man smiling wearing a black  pullover with a striped collar
Dianne Newman and Barry Barish Elected to the American Philosophical Society
05/12/2025

Dianne Newman and Barry Barish Elected to the American Philosophical Society

Cynthia Eller

Two Caltech professors, Dianne Newman and Barry Barish, are among 38 new members of the oldest learned society in America.

Two portraits, Barry Barish on the left and Dianne Newman on the right. Barish wears a navy blue shirt and has a white mustache and beard; Newman has long dark hair and glasses and wears a flowered shirt.
Dave Gallagher Named 11th JPL Director, Laurie Leshin Stepping Down
05/07/2025

Dave Gallagher Named 11th JPL Director, Laurie Leshin Stepping Down

The change in leadership will take place at the start of June.

David Gallagher