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Leveling Up the Syllabus

by Wayne Lewis Illustration by David Vogin Bowman followed the advice of his teacher—who covered the application fee—and headed to Caltech to study engineering and applied science. He has channeled that expertise back into education, first as a schoolteacher in his...

Randall Griepp

We are profoundly saddened by the death of Randall B. Griepp MD on September 8, 2022 at the age of 82. He was a greatly beloved husband and father, a highly-esteemed and innovative cardiovascular surgeon, an avid sailor and a skilled craftsman of small wooden boats...

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Mapbox/Open Street Map With approximately 25,000 Caltech alumni living across the U.S. and around the globe, the Caltech alumni community has established a powerful and widespread network. Connect, engage, and grow with fellow alumni by joining the Caltech Alumni...

Robert Jennings

He had a B.S. and a Doctorate degree in Chemistry and Biology from CalTech graduating in the class of 1955. He worked as a T.A. for Linus Pauling for a time and spent time studying the genetics of fruit flies (they multiply fast so easy to study) long before DNA...
An X-ray’d Supernova

An X-ray’d Supernova

Robert Fisher, PhD (BS ’94), a professor at UMass Dartmouth, is one of a group of researchers who are using supercomputer-powered modeling to determine what causes Type Ia supernovae explosions.

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Watson Lecture: Azita Emami

Watson Lecture: Azita Emami

Microscale implantable and wearable devices will one day transform the field of medicine. They enable continuous monitoring and closed-loop therapeutic systems that can help millions of patients suffering from chronic diseases such as diabetes and epilepsy

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