Fires in the greater Los Angeles area have had significant impact on the Caltech's community and surrounding areas. For information and resources for members of the Caltech community, go to caltech.edu/fire.
Skip to main content

News

Caltech by the Numbers

NOTES ABOUT THE DATA:• Data is current as of January 10, 2023.• Of Caltech’s 25,500 living alumni, the Institute has verified contact information for 24,593 alumni. Numbers included on these pages are subsets of the Contactable Alumni data.• In/Outside Major US...

Shifting Approaches to a Timeless Injustice

by Angelica ZhouI dove into the second quarter of my environmental justice project by delving into the history of the movement and examining the timelessness of environmental racism. To begin, I read, From the Ground Up: Environmental Racism and the Rise of the...
Caltech by the Numbers

Caltech by the Numbers

The Caltech Alumni Association (CAA) was founded in 1920. Today, CAA serves a growing community of 25,500 Caltech alumni around the world, including some of the brightest minds in science, engineering, and business.

read more
Caltech Names Its Three Newest Distinguished Alumni

Caltech Names Its Three Newest Distinguished Alumni

The Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) is Caltech’s highest honor, presented each year to a small number of alumni in recognition of personal and professional accomplishments that have made a noteworthy impact in a field, on the community, or in society more broadly.

read more

Two Recent Alumnae Win the Second Annual Chang Career Exploration Prize

Caltech has awarded the second annual Milton and Rosalind Chang Career Exploration Prize to one undergraduate alumna, Preethi Periyakoil (BS ’18, Computer Science) and one graduate alumna, Nicole Tetreault (PhD ’13, Biology). Periyakoil received the Chang Prize for her proposed project “University Support Text Line,” and Tetreault received the prize to work on her project “Beyond the Cell.”

read more

How to Start A Business Webinar

As part of the Caltech Alumni Association’s continuing series of career webinars, Dr. Ken Pickar presented in July 2016 with advise on how to start a business. Dr. Pickar is a visiting professor of mechanical and medical engineering at Caltech where he teaches a...

read more

Innovate a Career You Love

In January 2016, the Caltech Alumni Association sponsored an online webinar titled "Innovate a Career You Love." More than 100 alumni attended online to hear from career counselor Samantha Sutton, who has worked with folks at a wide range of businesses and...

read more

Caltech Names Six Distinguished Alumni

Caltech has announced that Eric Betzig (BS '83), Janet C. Campagna (MS '85), Neil Gehrels (PhD '82), Carl V. Larson (BS '52), Thomas J. "Tim" Litle IV (BS '62), and Ellen D. Williams (PhD '82) are this year's recipients of the Distinguished Alumni Award. First...

read more