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Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election – Overview & How to Vote
An overview and details on how to vote in the 2025 Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election
2025 CAA Board Slate Announcement
We are pleased to announce the 2025 slate of directors for the Caltech Alumni Association board of directors and executive committee.
Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers Election – Letter from the CAA Chair
A letter from the Caltech Alumni Association’s Board Chair on the Board of Directors and Officers Election
Ronald and Maxine Linde Support Center for Science, Society, and Policy
A lead naming gift from the Lindes endows The Ronald and Maxine Linde Center for Science, Society, and Policy.
2025 Candidates for the Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers
The Caltech Alumni Association is pleased to announce the 2025 candidates for the Caltech Alumni Association’s Board of Directors and Officers.
Mario Peraza Appointed to Lead Alumni Engagement Efforts
In this joint appointment between the Institute and the Caltech Alumni Association (CAA), an independent 501c3 organization, Peraza will lead efforts to nurture relationships with 25,000 Techers worldwide.
Past Articles
Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet
The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles. Confirmation of the successful touchdown was announced in mission control at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which Caltech manages for NASA, at 3:55 p.m. EST (12:55 p.m. PST).
Dr. Lindsey Malcolm-Piqueux (MS ’03) Named Assistant Vice President at Caltech
Caltech Awards 10,000th PhD Degree During October Conferral
Caltech Faculty Receive Named Professorships
Distinguished Alumnus Charles M. Rice (PhD ’81) Wins 2020 Nobel Prize
Bill Gross (BS ’81) Named One of Fast Company’s Most Creative People of 2020
Four Caltech Staff Receive 2020 Honorary Member Award
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Ardem Patapoutian (PhD ’96) Awarded 2020 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
The Lonely Idea Podcast
Rossman Awarded Roebling Medal
George Rossman (PhD ’71), professor of mineralogy, has been awarded the 2021 Roebling Medal by the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA).
Caltech Mourns the Passing of Professor Kim Border (1952 – 2020)
Caltech Professor and Alumnus Team Up to Find Uncounted Copies of Newton’s “Principia”
Saul Teukolsky (PhD ’73) and Clifford Will (PhD ’71) Receive 2021 Einstein Prize
World War II Veteran Eldon Knuth (PhD ’54) Awarded Bronze Star
Bob Behnken (MS ’93, PhD ’97) Returns to Earth in Successful Splashdown
Becoming Caltech Presentations, June 25 – August 20
Eric G. Adelberger (BS ’60, PhD ’67) Awarded Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
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Two 2020 Alumnae Selected for Fulbright Fellowships
Caltech Alumnus Embeds with the California Office of Emergency Services
Caltech alumnus Alistair Hayden (PhD ’20) has been named a Science Fellow by the California Council on Science and Technology for the program’s 2021 class.
Alumna Nivetha Karthikeyan (BS ’20) Awarded Third Annual Chang Career Exploration Prize
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David Ho (BS ’74) Discusses Coronavirus Treatment Development on 60 Minutes
Distinguished Alumna Andrea Ghez (MS ’89, PhD ’92) Wins 2020 Nobel Prize
Viviana Gradinaru (BS ’05) Wins 2020 Science & PINS Prize for Neuromodulation
Richard Murray (BS ’85) Named Chair of Division of Biology and Biological Engineering
Campus Highlights
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Submit your Nominations for the 2020 Distinguished Alumni Awards
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