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64 Caltech faculty and alumni have received a National Medal of Science
90% of undergraduates participate in research
Before the Rose Bowl was built, football teams faced off at Pasadena’s Tournament Park, now a part of campus
Caltech currently has 6 Nobel laureates in residence
Caltech has a 3:1 student-faculty ratio
Caltech has more than 25,000 living alumni
Caltech is part of the Earthquake Country Alliance, which runs the ShakeOut earthquake drill
Caltech is the largest employer in the city of Pasadena
Caltech luminary Arthur A. Noyes created a hot cocoa recipe, which was served at weekly chemistry meetings
Caltech manages JPL, a leader in robotic exploration of the solar system, for NASA
Caltech manages Palomar Observatory
Caltech researchers are providing insights that can help create fair and accurate electoral systems
Caltech scientists are working to produce solar power in space
Caltech's Seismo Lab is the preeminent source for earthquake information around the world
Computer science is Caltech's most popular major
Following earthquakes in Southern California, media outlets turn to Caltech for the latest news
JPL helped pave the way for the historic Apollo missions that took humans to the moon
JPL is currently operating 25 spacecraft missions
JPL's Voyager spacecraft have journeyed to the outer planets and beyond
Nobel laureate David Baltimore developed a system for classifying viruses based on their genetic material
Researchers at CAST explore the state of the art in autonomous systems
Scientists at JCAP seek to create scalable technologies for renewable fuels
The Caltech Science Exchange can answer your questions about voting and elections
The Caltech Science Exchange explains quantum physics and technologies
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