The National Labor Relations Board has announced results of voting from the graduate student and postdoctoral unionization elections.
Grad Students and Postdocs Vote in Favor of Union Representation
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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.
Shifting Approaches to a Timeless Injustice
I 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.
Caltech’s 127th Commencement Ceremony
Caltech will hold a virtual degree conferral and graduation ceremony on Friday, June 11, 2021.
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).
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 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.
Dr. Lindsey Malcolm-Piqueux (MS ’03) Named Assistant Vice President at Caltech
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.”
Distinguished Alumna Sharon Long (BS ’73) Wins Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology
Distinguished Alumna Sharon R. Long (BS ‘73), now at Stanford University, has been awarded the 2019 Selman A. Waksman Award in Microbiology.
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...
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...