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Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election – Overview & How to Vote

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Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election – Letter from the CAA Chair

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Mario Peraza Appointed to Lead Alumni Engagement Efforts

In this joint appointment between the Institute and the Caltech Alumni Association (CAA), an independent 501c3 organization, Peraza will lead efforts to nurture relationships with 25,000 Techers worldwide. He will oversee Caltech’s alumni relations program within the...

Grad Students and Postdocs Vote in Favor of Union Representation

The National Labor Relations Board has announced results of voting from the graduate student and postdoctoral unionization elections. In the graduate student election, 1,045 of 1,439 graduate students (approximately 73% of the number of eligible graduate students)...
Caltech by the Numbers

Caltech by the Numbers

The Caltech Alumni Association (CAA) was founded in 1920. Today, CAA serves a growing community of 25,500 Caltech alumni around the world, including some of the brightest minds in science, engineering, and business.

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Caltech Names Its Three Newest Distinguished Alumni

Caltech Names Its Three Newest Distinguished Alumni

The Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) is Caltech’s highest honor, presented each year to a small number of alumni in recognition of personal and professional accomplishments that have made a noteworthy impact in a field, on the community, or in society more broadly.

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Two Recent Alumnae Win the Second Annual Chang Career Exploration Prize

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.”

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How to Start A Business Webinar

As part of the Caltech Alumni Association’s continuing series of career webinars, Dr. Ken Pickar presented in July 2016 with advise on how to start a business. Dr. Pickar is a visiting professor of mechanical and medical engineering at Caltech where he teaches a...

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Innovate a Career You Love

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...

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Caltech Names Six Distinguished Alumni

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...

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