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Robert Jennings

Aug 22, 2022 | Obituary

Robert Jennings He had a B.S. and a Doctorate degree in Chemistry and Biology from CalTech graduating in the class of 1955. He worked as a T.A. for Linus Pauling for a time and spent time studying the genetics of fruit flies (they multiply fast so easy to study) long...

Lance Taylor

Aug 15, 2022 | Obituary

Lance Taylor REMEMBERING LANCE TAYLOR, 1940-2022 The following message was sent to the NSSR community today from Dean Will Milberg: “I am writing to share that Lance Taylor, NSSR Professor Emeritus of Economics and the former Arnhold Professor of International...

Funding Female Founders

Aug 1, 2022 | 2022 Issue, Enriching, Featured

Funding Female Founders by Marisa Demers Monica Hellström Nancy Hong, PhD (BS ‘92), Ann Johnson, MS (BS ‘99, MS ‘00), and JJ Kang, PhD (PhD ‘15), faced a moment when they knew working in startup and venture capital (VC) spaces would be different for them. Kang, a...

Juris Hartmanis, DAA

Jul 29, 2022 | Obituary

Juris Hartmanis, DAA Distinguished Caltech alumnus Juris Hartmanis (PhD ’55), founding chair of Cornell University’s Department of Computer Science, passed away on July 29, 2022. Hartmanis was widely recognized for establishing the field of computational complexity...