03/07/2014 07:56:06
Resourceful Computing Advances Chemistry at Caltech
Jessica Stoller-Conrad
In the 1970s, Caltech researcher Aron Kuppermann found additional computer resources in an unlikely place: a local religious organization. In the same spirit of creativity, Caltech researchers today have also found ways to practice resourceful computing.
01/14/2014 09:05:07
Bacterial "Syringe" Necessary for Marine Animal Development
Jessica Stoller-Conrad
"It was a tremendous surprise that the agent that drives metamorphosis is such an elaborate, well-organized injection machine," says coauthor Grant Jensen.
01/07/2014 10:01:28
John Bryson Elected as Caltech Trustee
Cynthia Eller
John Bryson, former chairman and chief executive officer of Edison International (1990-2008), the parent company of Southern California Edison, has been reelected as a trustee of Caltech.
01/07/2014 09:56:35
Caltech Pranksters Strike BCS Title Game at the Rose Bowl
Allison Benter

On Monday, when it seemed all eyes were on the Bowl Championship Series national title football game at the Rose Bowl, 100 Caltech undergraduates performed a two-part prank.

12/27/2013 10:21:27
Assessing Others: Evaluating the Expertise of Humans and Computer Algorithms
Cynthia Eller
The subjects were asked to observe the shifting value of a hypothetical financial asset and make predictions about whether it would go up or down. Simultaneously, the subjects interacted with an "expert" who was also making predictions.
12/17/2013 08:45:39
Megafloods: What They Leave Behind
Cynthia Eller

South-central Idaho and the surface of Mars have an interesting geological feature in common: amphitheater-headed canyons.

12/13/2013 12:34:57
John H. Schwarz Wins the Fundamental Physics Prize
Cynthia Eller
John H. Schwarz, the Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics at Caltech, and Michael B. Green of the University of Cambridge have been awarded the 2014 Fundamental Physics Prize.
12/12/2013 22:50:24
Caltech Cell Biologist Wins $3 Million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Kathy Svitil
Alexander Varshavsky was honored for "his discovery of the critical molecular determinants and biological functions of intracellular protein degradation," according to the award citation.
12/12/2013 11:43:08
Massive Galaxy Cluster Verifies Predictions of Cosmological Theory
Cynthia Eller
Caltech/JPL scientists and collaborators have detected for the first time in an individual object a change in the cosmic microwave background caused by its interaction with massive moving objects.
12/11/2013 15:54:26
Caltech Announces Open-Access Policy
Cynthia Eller
According to the new policy, all faculty members will automatically grant nonexclusive rights to the Institute to disseminate their scholarly papers, making wider distribution of their work possible and eliminating confusion about copyright when posting research results on Caltech's websites.
12/09/2013 15:28:34
New Curiosity Papers Published
New research articles on the Mars Science Laboratory mission have recently been published.
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