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Caltech Alumni Association Announces 2026 Board-Nominated Slate

Update from July 10, 2025: After our announcement on May 30, Dr. David Peisner MD (BS’74) submitted a qualifying number of petitions to trigger an election under §6.02 of the Association bylaws. Dr. Peisner was the only petitioning candidate. Conducting a canvassed...
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Scenes from Seminar Day 2025: Techer Families Join a Day of Discovery

On May 17, Techers returned to campus for the 88th Seminar Day—Caltech’s annual alumni event showcasing faculty research across disciplines. This year’s program included talks on land use policy, soft materials engineering, AI-driven approaches to cancer research,...
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Support the Caltech and JPL Disaster Relief Fund

In times of hardship, loss, and uncertainty, we depend on the collegiality, caring, and resilience of our community. The Caltech and JPL communities—our dedicated staff, faculty, and students—have been greatly impacted by this week’s devastating fires in Southern...
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Resources and Response for the Caltech Community from President Thomas F. Rosenbaum

To: The Caltech Community From: Thomas F. Rosenbaum Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and Professor of Physics We end a devastating week sustained by the care and resolve of the Caltech community, yet sobered by the scale of loss and the long recovery...
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The Stack

The Stack

Endowed Support Zone The latest Stack, a puzzle for alumni. See if you can unscramble the names of these extraordinary...

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2018 Year in Review

2018 Year in Review

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2018 Year in Review Chemistry Professor Harry Gray Receives Feynman Teaching Prize FEBRUARY 19 Harry Gray, the Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry, was awarded Caltech’s Richard P. Feynman Prize for Excellence in Teaching in honor of his six-decade career at the...

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Wilton Wells Webster, Jr. (BS ’49), 1928–2018

Wilton Wells (“Will”) Webster, Jr. (BS ’49), a pioneering inventor of cardiac catheters, passed away on November 10. He was 90. Curing patients with heart arrhythmias by radio-frequency ablation using catheters was a novel approach until Will Webster, together with...

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A Celebration of Caltech Alumnus Frank Capra

A Celebration of Caltech Alumnus Frank Capra and Screening of It’s a Wonderful Life Join CaltechLive! for a free, holiday screening of It’s a Wonderful Life on Saturday, December 1 in Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium. The screening is part of a broader tribute to Caltech...

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Dr. Carel Otte, Jr. (PhD ’54) 1922-2018

It is with great sadness that we announce Distinguished Alumnus Dr. Carel Otte, Jr. (MS '50, PhD '54) passed away on July 21. He was 96 years old. A native of the Netherlands, Dr. Otte came to the United States in 1948 to attend Caltech after earning a bachelor's...

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