Famed researcher David Ho, MD (BS ’74), on what we learned about science and society during the pandemic — and how those lessons could help prevent the next one.
The Crucible of Covid
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Google’s Eve Andersson, MS (BS ’96), on how accessible design can foster both inclusion and innovation
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New App Replaces Ultrasound with Smartphone Camera to Measure Heart Health
Want to know how healthy your heart is? Now there's an app for that. In a proof-of-concept clinical trial, engineers at Caltech, Huntington Medical Research Institute, and USC have demonstrated that the camera on your smartphone can noninvasively provide detailed...
Eric Schultz
PhD ’00
Pioneer of “Directed Evolution” Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Frances Arnold, the Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, is being honored with the Society of Women Engineers' 2017 Achievement Award. The society's highest award, the Achievement Award is given out every year...
Training a Machine to Watch Soccer
Identifying dynamic player roles proves critical for understanding coordinated team behavior Though soccer players have assigned roles, it is routine for players to swap positions throughout the course of a game, or even during a single play. Players and fans...
Prospective Applicants Explore Opportunities for Women at Caltech
Robert E. Scheid
PhD ’82
Pulsars and Pretzels
NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft Still Reaching for the Stars
Time to Crack Some Stacks—It’s Ditch Day!
Ditch Day, one of Caltech's oldest traditions, took place on May 26. During this annual spring rite—the timing of which is kept secret until the last minute—seniors ditch their classes and vanish from campus. Before they go, however, they leave behind complex,...