How Matanya Horowitz’s Revolutionary Recycling System Could Kick-Start A Global Renaissance
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Distinguished Alumni Panel Ponders the New Normal
Pondering the pandemic with 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
Leveling Up the Syllabus
Richard Bowman, PhD (BS ’02) Applies his Caltech-honed Problem-Solving Skills at the Intersection of Education and Technology
Why I Ate a Bug
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…
The Manifold Man
How Ian Agol (BS ’92) put the finishing stroke on a three-decades-old grand vision of mathematics—for which he won the 2016 Breakthrough Prize.
From Earworms to Ebola
As a reporter for NPR’s science desk, Michaeleen Doucleff (BS ’98) is quickly gaining a reputation for journalism that ranges from quirky to daring.
The Laureates
This year, four members of the Caltech community, including two alumni, were honored with Nobel Prizes — bringing Caltech’s alumni and faculty total to 38.
Knowing the Vote
Forecasting elections is becoming more sophisticated, thanks in part to methods developed by Erin Hartman (BS ’07