Science + Society
How the Chang Prize Helped Four Alumni Pursue New Passions
How four recent grads used their Prize to step away from established careers and into filmmaking, science journalism, immunotherapy, and energy policy.
Caltech Announces Its 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients
Leonidas Guibas, Eddy W. Hartenstein, Shouleh Nikzad, and David Van Essen were named at the 89th Annual Seminar Day on May 16.
The Caltech Chemist Who Solved L.A.’s Smog Mystery
A new LA Times series and podcast traces how Arie Haagen-Smit’s research transformed public health — and set California on a collision course with Detroit.
Starman: A New Documentary About JPL’s Gentry Lee and the Search for Life Beyond Earth
A film about one of NASA’s most accomplished engineers is also a love letter to curiosity, ambiguity, and the planet we already have.
Meet Caltech’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni
Meet four Techers whose breakthroughs in materials, mathematics, chemistry, and biophysics are shaping science, medicine, and technology—and inspiring the next generation of Distinguished Alumni.
Unraveling the Mysteries of the Brain
John Ngai and the BRAIN Initiative