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Congratulations to the recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa, and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”
October 9, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Welcome week has concluded with today’s convocation! Our Fall ‘25 Techers are well on their way to having a successful school year.

Alum, what’s one piece of advice you wish you’d been given before your first term?

#Caltech #Fall2025 #FutureOfSTEM
September 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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It’s convocation day!

#Fall2025 #Caltech #FutureOfSTEM
September 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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The first day of class is just around the corner, so today we welcomed our newest Techers to campus!

From housing to student life, our community showed up to help guide these future leaders of research toward the start of their next journey.

#Fall2025 #Caltech #FutureOfSTEM
September 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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David Baltimore, President Emeritus and the Judge Shirley Hufstedler Professor of Biology, Emeritus at Caltech and a co-recipient of the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, passed away on September 6, 2025. He was 87 years old.

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September 8, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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Don’t forget to tag us in all of your graduation celebration posts! Using #Caltech2025, we’re reposting all day!
June 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Today we celebrate the graduating Class of 2025!

Live at 10 AM PT, you can join us live here:
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June 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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It's graduation season!

This Friday is our big day, but you can join us in celebrating our impending graduates by including #Caltech2025 in your photo, video, and story posts all week!
June 9, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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What causes neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s? And how are researchers developing treatments to stop them?

Learn more from Caltech’s Viviana Gradinaru on the #CaltechScienceExchange.

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May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Every year, third-year mechanical and civil engineering Techers take ME 72, a two-term, project-based course that culminates in the engineering design competition. The name of the game this year? Bot Hockey—but with a Caltech twist.

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March 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
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Tonight, we launch, to the moon!

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February 26, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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The idea of traveling through interstellar space may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. The concept is to use lasers to propel miniature space probes attached to "lightsails" to reach ultrafast speeds and eventually our nearest star system.

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January 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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On January 14, 2025, President Biden honored nearly 400 junior faculty members from across the country with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). Among the honorees are three Caltech professors.

Read more here: www.caltech.edu/about/news/P...
January 24, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Please consider making a contribution to this special fund that will be used by Caltech and JPL to directly support affected individuals and their families greatly impacted by this week's devastating fires in Southern California.

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January 12, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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As 2024 draws to a close, we look back at some of the Caltech-led discoveries and innovations from throughout the past year.

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December 31, 2024 at 9:50 PM
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To those near and far, we wish you a Merry Christmas!
December 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM
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Congratulations are in order for Shane Shahrestani and Justin Bui, who have been named two of Forbes 30 under 30 - Science 2025 honorees.
December 10, 2024 at 9:15 PM
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Neuroscience unlocked! 🔐

Explore the newest addition to the #CaltechScienceExchange:
Explore how breakthroughs in technology are advancing brain research and shaping the future of neuroscience.

Start exploring: scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/neuro...
December 2, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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We’re thankful for each and every one of you, enjoy your holiday!
November 28, 2024 at 8:37 PM
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What a pleasure to welcome our neighbors to campus to share in the joy of astronomical observation!
A crowd of people watches the eclipse at Caltech, a pair of friends smile and point up at the sky in the front of the group A crowd of people gather between the goals on a soccer field at Caltech's campus to watch the eclipse; at least one person raises their arms to cheer the event A man and a woman sit cross-legged on the grass amid a crowd of people; they both are wearing orange Caltech eclipse glasses and gazing up at the sky A young child watches the eclipse with two pair of orange Caltech viewing glasses
April 8, 2024 at 10:25 PM
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There are scuba-certified biologists, speedcubers, NaNoWriMo participants, musicians, athletes, and STEM competition winners, among others.

Not surprisingly, these admitted students share two unifying traits: a passion for science and an eagerness to experience everything Caltech offers.
Caltech Congratulates Admitted Students 315 admitted students Pie chart showing that the admitted class if 49% male and 51% female. 36 nationalities 27 countries of residence 42 States and US territories, including D.C. and Puerto Rico 54 first-generation college students 25 QuestBridge Scholars (Each scholar receives a full four-year scholarship to Caltech through the QuestBridge National College Match program.) 17 Rural students (Caltech is a member of the Small Town and Rural Students (STARS) College Network, which is dedicated to widening access to higher education for rural and small-town students in the US.) 6 Student Refugees (The Global Student Haven Initiative provides a pathway for students affected by worldwide crises to apply to US-based colleges and universities with financial support.)
April 3, 2024 at 6:30 PM
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Hello, friends! We're excited to join the conversation here on Bluesky.

Follow us and learn about the latest in Caltech research and discovery. #Science #STEM #ScientificCommunity
Caltech's campus, with trees in the foreground, Caltech Hall rising tall on the right while a small telescope observatory dome rises lower on the left. In the distance, the Angeles Crest mountain range is snow topped and ringed by clouds under a bright blue sky.
January 19, 2024 at 10:47 PM