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Ripple Effect

Ripple Effect How a revolutionary solar-powered water pump is transforming the lives of small-plot farmers in India How a revolutionary solar-powered water pump is transforming the lives of small-plot farmers in India by Dan Morrell For farmers in the tribal belts of...

Great and Small

Great and Small Courtesy of Wellcome Leap, Caltech, and Merkin Institute A new type of vaccine provides protection against a variety of SARS-like betacoronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2 variants, in mice and monkeys, according to a study led by researchers in the...

Sorting It Out

Sorting It Out How Tom Goreau’s, PhD (MS ’72) electrifying technology is helping local communities rebuild the world’s coral reefs   by Marisa Demers Illustration by Michelle Thompson In 2013, Matanya Horowitz, PhD (PhD ’14), realized that he had a solution in search...

Distinguished Alumni Panel Ponders the New Normal

Distinguished Alumni Panel Ponders the New Normal Pondering the pandemic with 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients by Wayne Lewis 2021 DAA recipients Bob Behnken, Laurie Leshin, and Barbara Burger, share how they manage life and business through the pandemic...

Leveling Up the Syllabus

Leveling Up the Syllabus by Wayne Lewis Illustration by David Vogin Bowman followed the advice of his teacher—who covered the application fee—and headed to Caltech to study engineering and applied science. He has channeled that expertise back into education, first as...