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A new Caltech-led study provides the most detailed picture to date of how the Hollywood Basin responds to groundwater usage, revealing that current estimates of sustainable groundwater yield may be too high.

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Satellite Data Reveals New Insights into Sustainable Groundwater Usage in the Hollywood Basin
Caltech researchers use 30 years of InSAR measurements to estimate sustainable groundwater yield
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December 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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$50 million commitment to Caltech endows and names the Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa Department of Aerospace, securing the Institute's leadership in the rapidly evolving sectors of space science and exploration.

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December 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Led by researchers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which Caltech manages for NASA, and published in the journal Nature, the new study could have implications for scientists' understanding of Titan and other icy moons throughout our solar system.

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Saturn's Moon Titan May Not Have Global Ocean
Caltech and JPL researchers find that Saturn's moon may instead have layers of slush with isolated pockets of liquid water
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December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Astronomers are reporting evidence for a possible second kilonova event, but the case is not closed. In fact, this situation is much more complex.

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December 16, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Caltech's new assistant professor of mathematics Lingfu Zhang wants to elucidate the math behind these growth patterns and understand how and why the math is so widespread.

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The Math of Universality
A conversation with new mathematics faculty member Lingfu Zhang.
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December 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is now fully assembled! 🔧

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IPAC hosts the Roman Science Support Center, conducting Coronagraph Instrument operations, data processing, proposal management, and community engagement.

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December 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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A team of scientists led by Caltech and Cedars-Sinai has developed a new artificial intelligence framework that can accurately, quickly, and efficiently create virtual models of brain neurons.

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Modeling Neurons with the Help of AI
NOBLE framework models bio-realistic neurons to improve studies of brain function and treatments for brain disorders
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December 10, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Kip Thorne (BS '62)—theoretical astrophysicist, distinguished alumnus, and Nobel laureate—will deliver the keynote address at Caltech's 132nd annual Commencement ceremony on June 12, 2026.

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Kip Thorne to Deliver the 132nd Commencement Address
Kip Thorne (BS '62)—theoretical astrophysicist, distinguished alumnus, and Nobel laureate—will deliver the keynote address at Caltech's 132nd annual Commencement ceremony on June 12, 2026.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Images of distant molecular clouds from the James Webb Space Telescope feature such hot–cold interactions, with frozen dust illuminated by pockets of shocked gas and newborn stars.

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Icy Hot Plasmas: Fluffy, Electrically Charged Ice Grains Reveal New Plasma Dynamics
Studying ice grains in a cryogenically cooled plasma, André Nicolov and Paul Bellan have observed how fluffy particles defy gravity and distribute themselves—insights that could be useful in computer-...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is an increasingly common form of reproductive technology. However, there are still many unanswered scientific questions about the basic biology of embryos, that, if resolved, could ultimately improve IVF's success rate.

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The Earliest Stage of Embryos Show Specialized Asymmetry
The site of fertilization plays a key role in how embryo cells decide their fate
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December 3, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Kenny Lau, a postdoctoral scholar research associate and experimental cosmologist in the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy (PMA), passed away on November 22, 2025. He was 36 years old.

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Caltech Mourns the Passing of Postdoctoral Scholar Kenny Lau (1989–2025)
Kenny Lau, a postdoctoral scholar research associate and experimental cosmologist in the Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy (PMA), passed away on November 22, 2025. He was 36 years old.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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The results are in!

We’ve been ranked #3 in Interdisciplinary Sciences in association with Schmidt Science Fellows.

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#THEISR #THEISF #THEunirankings
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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A detailed new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled the most precise portrait yet of a rare cosmic system: a pair of massive dying stars, known as Wolf–Rayet stars, orbiting tightly around each other.

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Rare Star System Gives Insights into the Origins of Carbon Dust in the Galaxy
A new JWST image provides a detailed look at the carbonaceous dust shells thrown off by two extremely rare stars orbiting one another.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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1/3 Some photos from poster session at last month's #ProtectingTheElection: #AIandGovernance Conference at @washupolisci.bsky.social. Great Posters, everyone. Thanks for participating! More photos & videos forthcoming. Co-Organizers Betsy Sinclair & @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @caltech.edu
November 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Come to see us at #39 in the graduate school fair of #SfN25 @sfn.org to learn about the wonderful programs in Neuroscience at @caltech.edu. We are here to answer questions about Phd in Computational neuroscience, Neurobiology, MD/PhD and postdocs!
November 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Please help AWM congratulate the winners of the 2026 Schafer Prizes for Excellence in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Woman!

✅ Khyathi Komalan - @caltech.edu
✅ Chloe Marple - @pomonacollege.bsky.social
✅ Saskia Solotko - @tufts.edu

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Tufts University mathematics major and 2026 AWM Alice T. Schafer Prize winner Saskia Solotko Pomona College mathematics major and 2026 AWM Alice T. Schafer Prize winner Chloe Marple Caltech mathematics major and 2026 AWM Alice T. Schafer Prize winner Khyathi Komalan
November 18, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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@caltech.edu astrophysicist Konstantin Batygin discusses how AI’s rapid rise is redefining how scientists teach, learn, and innovate. youtube.com/shorts/THqlj...
Caltech Astrophysicist Konstantin Batygin on AI and the Future of Innovation
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November 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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L'Oréal USA has awarded one of five 2025 For Women in Science grants to Caltech's Georgia Squyres, a postdoctoral scholar in the laboratory of Dianne Newman, Gordon M. Binder/Amgen Professor of Biology and Geobiology and Merkin Institute Professor.

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Postdoc Awarded L'Oréal USA For Women in Science Grant
Biologist Georgia Squyres receives a research fellowship to study bacterial biofilm communities.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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Caltech alum @jimfruchterman.bsky.social joined @caltechlcssp.bsky.social Co-Director @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social on campus recently to discuss Jim's book, #TechnologyForGood, during the #BehindTheBook Series at @caltech.edu.
November 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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The fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and neuroscience are closely intertwined. Artificial intelligence was inspired by the human brain, and, in turn, AI can help us better understand the brain's complex inner workings.

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How Can AI Advance Understanding of the Brain?
Discover how AI is revolutionizing neuroscience by analyzing brain data, powering brain–machine interfaces, and creating models to study how the brain works. Explore its potential for medical breakthroughs.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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As Earth's climate warms and changes, sustainable agricultural practices are critical for feeding a rapidly growing population. Can we genetically engineer crops to adapt to drought and other effects of a warming climate?

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Precision Genetic Engineering Points to a Future of Sustainable Agriculture
Combining techniques from fundamental biological research reveals cellular mechanisms that could boost crop yield and resilience.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Sujit Datta (Datta Lab) talks to Caltech about "his work and what is so special about all this squishy stuff."

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Studying the Squishy Stuff: A Conversation with Sujit Datta
A Q&A with the professor of chemical engineering, bioengineering, and biophysics who studies soft, pliable materials, how environmental factors affect them, and vice versa
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October 31, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The annual retreat of @caltech.edu's Institute for Quantum Information and Matter (IQIM) is an opportunity to spend the weekend with some of my favorite scientists. It is always an uplifting and illuminating experience.
November 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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The flare, co-discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility, may be the result of a mega black-hole meal.

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Black Hole Flare is Biggest and Most Distant Seen
The flare, co-discovered by the Zwicky Transient Facility, may be the result of a mega black-hole meal.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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New analysis of chemical signatures measured by NASA's Curiosity Rover gives a peek at Mars' past to a time, some 3.7 billion years ago, when it was warmer and wetter.

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Postcards from Ancient Mars: Isotopes Illuminate Early Martian Climate
Oxygen isotopes measured by the Curiosity Rover signify a lake evaporating on Mars around 3.7 billion years ago.
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October 31, 2025 at 4:46 PM