Announcements

Can We Invent Our Way Out of Global Problems?

Venture capitalist Brad Jones puts his money on ingenuity with a gift to Caltech.

A Multifaceted Gift to Caltech Grows from Gratitude

When asked what makes his alma mater special, Roger Davisson (BS ’65, MS ’66) frames his thoughts with a literary allusion. “Walt Whitman wrote, ‘I contain multitudes,’” he says. “Well, Caltech contains multitudes. The Institute has some of the brightest and best minds, and they gather across disciplines in a way that I don’t think happens elsewhere. For a small school, the amount of stuff that’s going on is truly remarkable.”

Rothenberg Innovation Initiative Removes Risk, Leaves Lots of Reward

Researchers looking for a way to bridge the “valley of death” can compete for RI2 funding.

A Gift of Autonomy

Visiting Caltech in fall 2017, trustees Lynn Booth and Kent Kresa had a chance to stop by the newly opened Center for Autonomous Systems and Technologies (CAST). This interdisciplinary hub advances research on autonomous systems and robots with potential benefits ranging from improving disaster rescue and response to providing mobility for people with disabilities to expanding our ability to explore land, water, and outer space. The promise of innovation on display so fired the couple’s imagination that they decided to endow the Booth-Kresa Leadership Chair for CAST.

Celebrating Caltech Donors, Students, and Unicorns

“The beaver may be our official mascot, but to many outside our community, Techers are considered unicorns,” says Robert Eng, a scholarship recipient and member of Caltech’s Class of 2018.

Alumnus Gives to Endow Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship

Dale Burger (BS ’53) knows from experience how much a wide range of knowledge matters, and this knowledge has fueled a lifelong passion for helping others learn to learn.

Two Years In, the Campaign Continues to Create New Possibilities

Since its public launch in April 2016, Break Through: The Caltech Campaign has broken Institute fundraising records. While Break Through looks to secure Caltech’s future as a source of discovery for the world, the campaign already is making an imprint on campus and beyond by supporting Caltech people who are pursuing big questions and bold ideas.