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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
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
Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the ninth president of Caltech, will retire on June 30, 2026.
04/07/2025

Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the ninth president of Caltech, will retire on June 30, 2026.

Kathy Svitil

Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the ninth president of Caltech, will retire on June 30, 2026, after 12 years in the position. He will remain at the Institute as a member of the faculty.

Thomas F. Rosenbaum
Caltech Offers Admission to Incoming Undergraduate Class
03/25/2025

Caltech Offers Admission to Incoming Undergraduate Class

Julia Ehlert Nair

The Institute released its final round of undergraduate admissions decisions, offering admission to 427 exceptional students.

A teal and orange balloon archway with Welcome to Caltech spelled out in balloons
Two Caltech Professors Lead Missions About to Launch Back-to-Back into Space
02/26/2025

Two Caltech Professors Lead Missions About to Launch Back-to-Back into Space

Whitney Clavin
As principal investigators, the faculty members are responsible for each mission's success
Jamie Bock and Bethany Ehlmann
A Year of Sharing
12/20/2024

A Year of Sharing

Ann Motrunich
In 2024, campus outreach inspired discovery and exploration
A densely gathered crowd wearing eclipse glasses and looking upward
Campuswide Exhibition Bridges Art and Science at Caltech
09/27/2024

Campuswide Exhibition Bridges Art and Science at Caltech

Julia Ehlert
Crossing Over: Art & Science at Caltech, 1920–2020, one of three Caltech projects in Getty’s PST ART initiative, explores the relationship between scientific discovery and visual culture at the Institute.
Spectrum Petals by Shana Mabari
For the First Time, Women Make Up 50% of Caltech's Incoming Undergraduate Class
08/01/2024

For the First Time, Women Make Up 50% of Caltech's Incoming Undergraduate Class

Julia Ehlert
The historic milestone is the result of strategic initiatives to improve gender equity on campus and in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics broadly.
students on Caltech campus
100th Stargazing Lecture at Caltech Features Kip Thorne
07/19/2024

100th Stargazing Lecture at Caltech Features Kip Thorne

Ann Motrunich
Thorne surveyed the science of warped space and time in a talk on campus.
People gather around a telescope on a lawn with Beckman Auditorium in the background
Graduate Students Present Everhart Lectures on Gravitational Memory and Genome Defense
07/18/2024

Graduate Students Present Everhart Lectures on Gravitational Memory and Genome Defense

Julia Ehlert
Two recent PhD graduates, Keefe Mitman and Peiwei Chen, delivered Everhart Lectures about their research on gravitational memory and evolutionary innovations in genome defense, respectively.
Peiwei Chen and Keefe Mitman
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