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Techer Magazine 2020
Two Recent Alumnae Win the Second Annual Chang Career Exploration Prize
Caltech has awarded the second annual Milton and Rosalind Chang Career Exploration Prize to one undergraduate alumna, Preethi Periyakoil (BS ’18, Computer Science) and one graduate alumna, Nicole Tetreault (PhD ’13, Biology). Periyakoil received the Chang Prize for her proposed project “University Support Text Line,” and Tetreault received the prize to work on her project “Beyond the Cell.”
Innovate a Career You Love
In January 2016, the Caltech Alumni Association sponsored an online webinar titled "Innovate a Career You Love." More than 100 alumni attended online to hear from career counselor Samantha Sutton, who has worked with folks at a wide range of businesses and...
Caltech Names Six Distinguished Alumni
Caltech has announced that Eric Betzig (BS '83), Janet C. Campagna (MS '85), Neil Gehrels (PhD '82), Carl V. Larson (BS '52), Thomas J. "Tim" Litle IV (BS '62), and Ellen D. Williams (PhD '82) are this year's recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. First...
Volunteer Spotlight: Susan Read (MS ’00)
This year, Caltech's freshman orientation took place on September 18 and 19 in Ventura, California. Over the two days, students from the class of 2021 attended talks about the Honor Code and academics, met deans and resident associates, and participated in elective...
Niel Brandt (BS ’92) Wins Bruno Rossi Prize
The astrophysicist is recognized for his work tracing the origins of super-massive black holes.
Rethinking the Building Block
Toy companies Roominate and Crossbeams, both founded by Caltech alumni, challenge traditional ideas of what a toy is, whom it's made for, and how it can inspire. Sydney Fish, age 9, takes a break from the morning session at her summer camp to build a toy house. Using...
Po-Shen Loh (BS ’04) Leads Math Olympiad Team to Victory
In July of this year, top-ranked high school mathematics students from more than 100 countries gathered in Chiang Mai, Thailand, to compete in the annual International Mathematics Olympiad. The team from the United States won, under the guidance of head coach and...
Elaine Hsiao (PhD ’13) Selected as National Geographic Emerging Explorer
Elaine Hsiao (PhD ’13) has been honored as an Emerging Explorer by the National Geographic Society. Each of this year's 14 awardees, described by the society as "uniquely gifted and inspiring scientists, conservationists and innovators who are at the forefront of...
Alumni Spotlight: Dean Oliver (BS ’90)
While a student at Caltech, Dean Oliver (BS ’90) formed a system to track NBA statistics — and went on to revolutionize modern basketball analytics (read below). In this webinar Dean discusses his career path and the use of analytics in basketball.A Passion for Stats...
Knowing the Vote
Forecasting elections is becoming more sophisticated, thanks in part to methods developed by Erin Hartman (BS ’07