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01/15/2021

Caltech to Remove the Names of Robert A. Millikan and Five Other Eugenics Proponents

The decision will lead to the renaming of three campus buildings, including Millikan Library, and a student residence.

01/07/2021

What Neural Networks Playing Video Games Teach Us About Our Own Brains

Lori Dajose

A new study examines a deep neural network making decisions in complex situations, illustrating how our own brains encode and make decisions.

01/05/2021

Caltech Student Investment Fund Passes Million-Dollar Mark

Andrew Moseman

Started in 1978 to give students hands-on investment experience, the Student Investment Fund also uses its earnings to support student organizations.

12/17/2020

2020: A Year In Review

Reflecting on community achievements in a year of international upheaval

Composition of images from highlighted stories throughout 2020

12/11/2020

Teaching the Science of Extinction During the COVID Pandemic

Andrew Moseman

Dan Lewis, Dibner Senior Curator for the History of Science & Technology at the Huntington Library, uses evocative thought experiments to connect with students over Zoom.

12/01/2020

A Pivotal Shift from Fruit Flies to Economics

Whitney Clavin

New economics professor Kirby Nielsen discusses her biology background and economics career.

11/21/2020

Caltech Mourns the Passing of Professor Kim Border (1952–2020)

Whitney Clavin

Longtime professor of economics Kim Border passed away November 19. He was 68 years old.

11/10/2020

Hundreds of Copies of Newton's Principia Found in New Census

Whitney Clavin

A systematic search for copies of the first edition of Newton's Principia (1687) unearthed copies in at least 27 countries, yielding new insights about how people engaged with the famous book.