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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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Groundbreakers

Groundbreakers

On the 50th anniversary of their graduation, the first women to earn bachelor’s degrees at Caltech reflect on the experience

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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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Why I Ate a Bug

Why I Ate a Bug

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Neuroscientist Sam Wang (BS ’86) became famous for his hobby—-analyzing elections. Like many others, he predicted Hillary Clinton would win. Wang was so confident in the data, he then made a promise he would have to fulfill…

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