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David Jackson
BS ’65
Groundbreakers
On the 50th anniversary of their graduation, the first women to earn bachelor’s degrees at Caltech reflect on the experience
Robert E. Scheid
PhD ’82
Pulsars and Pretzels
NASA’s Voyager Spacecraft Still Reaching for the Stars
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,...
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?...
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...
Alumnus Jerry Nelson, Father of Keck Telescope, Passes Away
Caltech alumnus Jerry Nelson (BS '65), credited as being the "father of the Keck telescope," has passed away at the age of 73. Nelson was the principal designer for the W. M. Keck Observatory—the world's largest observatory, consisting of twin 10-meter telescopes atop...
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...
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.