Started in 1922 to share modern scientific advances with the public, Caltech's Watson Lectures have opened a window on cutting-edge research and discovery for more than a century. Now, in its 101st season, the series will introduce a variety of community engagement activities in addition to the stimulating lectures for which it is known.Free and […]

NASA's SPHEREx space telescope has been tucked inside a custom-built chamber on and off for the past two months undergoing tests to prepare it for its two-year mission in space. SPHEREx, which stands for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer, is set to launch into orbit around Earth […]

Late last year, Caltech researchers revealed that they had developed a new fabrication technique for printing microsized metal parts containing features about as thick as three or four sheets of paper.Now, the team has reinvented the technique to allow for printing objects a thousand times smaller: 150 nanometers, which is comparable to the size of […]

Robert A. Day, a businessman and philanthropist who as chairman and CEO of the W. M. Keck Foundation played a decisive role in its longstanding partnership with Caltech, passed away on September 14. He was 79.The W. M. Keck Foundation—established by Day's grandfather, oil entrepreneur William Myron Keck—has been a generous supporter of Caltech since […]

Lauriane Quenee, who served as the institute biosafety officer at Caltech for more than seven years, has been promoted to senior director of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S).Quenee recently served as the interim director of EH&S and will continue leading the Institute's environmental health and safety programs in an official capacity. Her responsibilities include developing […]

The newest members of the Caltech community entered Beckman Auditorium to cheers and thunderous applause. After stopping to soak in the moment and snap a few photos, they took their seats, ready for it all to begin.On Monday, September 18, Caltech students, staff, and faculty welcomed more than 500 incoming undergraduate and graduate students to […]

Chemotherapy as a treatment for cancer is one of the major medical success stories of the 20th century, but it's far from perfect. Anyone who has been through chemotherapy or who has had a friend or loved one go through it will be familiar with its many side effects: hair loss, nausea, weakened immune system, […]

Charles E. Lane, a respected, strategic administrative leader with vast higher-education and corporate experience, will join Caltech on October 9, 2023, as vice president and chief operating officer.In this role, Lane will oversee many Institute-wide administrative functions, including management of Caltech's facilities, human resources, business and finance, audit and compliance, and information and management systems […]

Hannah Druckenmiller joins the Caltech faculty this year as an assistant professor of economics. An environmental economist, Druckenmiller focuses on governmental policies concerned with preserving natural resources: whether the policies succeed or fail, how their costs and benefits can be better conceptualized for decision-makers, and how the effects of climate change can best be ameliorated […]

From the enigmatic HAL 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey to the sentient machines that program reality in The Matrix, Hollywood has long been fascinated with the concept of artificial intelligence (AI). Yet, as these fictional narratives push the boundaries of possibility, real-world advances in AI raise new and complex questions.As part of Sci-Fi to […]