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Timely Partnership

In 2021, the northeast corner of the Caltech campus received a new addition ShutterstockTom Goreau, PhD (MS ’72) is a trauma surgeon for the ocean. Since the late 1980s, Goreau and his colleagues have installed more than 700 electric reefs to protect delicate coral...
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Antarctica: Cruise Aboard the National Geographic Explorer

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Leon T. Silver

Leon Silver (PhD '55), W.M. Keck Foundation Professor for Resource Geology, Emeritus, at Caltech, passed away on January 31, 2022. He was 96 years old. Silver was born in Monticello, New York, on April 9, 1925. His father and mother emigrated from Russia and Poland,...
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Richard A. Dean

Richard A. Dean was Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, Richard A. Dean (BS ’45). He passed away on January 27; he was 97. A complete obituary will be posted to this page soon. Graduation Year:[ba_dual_button btn_alignment="center" btn_a_text="Go Back" btn_a_link=""...
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Reef Relief

Reef Relief

How Tom Goreau’s, PhD (MS ’72) electrifying technology is helping local communities rebuild the world’s coral reefs

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Time to Crack Some Stacks—It’s Ditch Day!

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,...

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A Community that Cares

A Community that Cares

Mojolaoluwa “Josh” Sonola had a choice to make: Georgia Tech or Caltech? As the curtains were closing on his high school days, Mojolaoluwa "Josh" Sonola had a choice to make. Stay near home and go to Georgia Tech, or strike out for the West Coast and study at Caltech?...

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The Caltech Effect: First in Her Family

The Caltech Effect: First in Her Family

A fascination with science led Bianca Lepe (BS ’16) to Caltech. When she found out she got into Caltech and received a full scholarship, Bianca Lepe (BS '16) screamed—and her mom cried. Watch this video from  The Caltech Effect, the e-magazine of the Break Through...

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Commencement 2017

Caltech's 123rd annual commencement On Friday, June 16, David Lee (PhD '74), chair of the Caltech Board of Trustees, opened the Institute's 123rd annual commencement ceremony with a reminder that discovery is a never-ending process. "Accomplishment and discovery never...

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David Tirrell Named Caltech Provost

David Tirrell Named Caltech Provost

David Tirrell, the Ross McCollum-William H. Corcoran Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and the director of the Beckman Institute, will become Caltech’s tenth provost, President Thomas F. Rosenbaum announced today.

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