Institute Announcements

05/06/2013

Donald Coles, 89

Kathy Svitil

Donald Coles (MS '48, PhD '53), professor of aeronautics, emeritus, passed away on May 2. He was 89 years old.

04/26/2012

Caltech Celebrates Take Our Children to Work Day

Andrew Allan

The young faces you see on campus today are not new prefrosh. They are students participating in Caltech's annual Take Our Children to Work Day. Sponsored by Caltech Human Resources,today's event is an opportunity for children and teenagers—fromfourth graders to high school seniors—to explore future career possibilities and learn more about what goes on at Caltech.

04/06/2012

Caltech Elects New Member to Board of Trustees

Marcus Woo

Business leader Peggy Cherng has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech).

04/03/2012

Hardy C. Martel, 85

Marcus Woo

Hardy C. Martel, professor of electrical engineering, emeritus, at Caltech and an expert on information theory and electric-circuit theory, passed away on March 29 at his home in Altadena He was 85.

04/02/2012

Brian Lee Joins Caltech

Allison Benter

In typical Caltech fashion, the Development and Institute Relations (DIR) department today welcomed their new boss, Brian Lee, with a prank: every member of the 100-person team wore a tie to make the former East Coaster feel at home in California.

03/23/2012

Caltech Elects New Member to Board of Trustees

Marcus Woo

Lynn Booth, a philanthropist from Los Angeles, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) as a senior trustee.

03/05/2012

Remembering Renato Dulbecco

Katie Neith

Nobel Laureate Renato Dulbecco, who spent nearly 15 years as a biology researcher at Caltech, passed away on February 19. He was 97. Dulbecco, who studied virology, won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for "discoveries concerning the interaction between tumour viruses and the genetic material of the cell,” according to the official press release

02/14/2012

Caltech's Annual Art Show on Display This Week

Katie Neith

Caltech may not have a formal art program, but that doesn't stop faculty, staff, and students from getting creative in their free time. The community's finest paintings, photographs, and drawings are now on display as part of "Off the Clock: Art on Your Own Time." The exhibition, which also includes jewelry, woodwork, textiles, and pottery, is the seventh annual event to feature Caltech artists. It is available for viewing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, February 14, through Thursday, February 16, in Dabney Lounge.

01/26/2012

Roy J. Britten, 92

Marcus Woo

Roy John Britten, a pioneering molecular biologist who studied the organization of the animal genome, and Caltech's Distinguished Carnegie Senior Research Associate, Emeritus, passed away on January 21. He was 92.

01/12/2012

Harold Zirin, 82

Marcus Woo

Harold Zirin, a leading figure in solar astronomy and professor of astrophysics, emeritus, at Caltech, passed away on January 3. He was 82.

01/09/2012

Caltech Elects Two New Members to Board of Trustees

Marcus Woo

Two business leaders, Joshua S. Friedman and Richmond A. Wolf, have been elected to the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). Friedman will serve on the board as a trustee and Wolf (MS '94, PhD '97) as a young alumni trustee.