Los Angeles Times

Caltech names new president, an astrophysicist who vows to empower ‘brilliant minds’

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Astrophysicist Ray Jayawardhana, currently Johns Hopkins provost, will become Caltech’s next president on July 1.
Los Angeles Times

AI is scoring college essays and conducting interviews, a new layer in admissions stress

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Universities nationwide, including Caltech, are debuting artificial intelligence tools to evaluate applicants.
The Eastsider LA

So Long 2025, Hello 2026!

Happy New Year! 🎉 We’re kicking off 2026 with gratitude for all of you — thanks for reading, sharing and being part of this community. We’ll be taking a short break and going dark on Thursday and ...
Live Science

Science history: Richard Feynman gives a fun little lecture — and dreams up an entirely new field of physics — Dec. 29, 1959

On a December day, Richard Feynman gave a fun little lecture at Caltech — and dreamed up an entirely new field of physics. During the talk, entitled "Plenty of room at the bottom," he described the ...
The Eastsider LA

Caltech Watson Lecture - Lead Contamination, From Cars to Fires

Join Caltech on campus for a free lecture and Q&A about the historical and current dangers of lead contamination. In 1965, Caltech geochemist Clair Patterson published what was, at the time, a highly ...