Out-of-This-World Research Gets a Philanthropic Boost
Members of the Space Innovation Council support astronomy and planetary science research at Caltech and JPL.
Campaign Priorities
Break Through: The Caltech Campaign will ensure the ability to explore and innovate for Caltech, its researchers, and the students who represent the future. For more information, read the stories below or use the drop-down menu to explore campaign priority areas.
The Value of a Good Question
Caltech young alumni trustee Mason Smith (BS ’09) knows the value of a good question.
A Gift to Celebrate How We Learn and Remember
Mark Gurney (PhD ’80) has endowed a fellowship at Caltech to honor his former mentor Mark Konishi, who inspired him to explore the mechanisms of learning and memory.
How Zoom Supported the New Virtual Society and Then Adapted to the World It Created
Eric Yuan, Zoom founder and CEO, spoke with Caltech president Thomas F. Rosenbaum for the Breakthrough Insights series.
How the Space Race Powered a Caltech Scholarship
Bob Gardner Jr. and Mardi Gardner Sossaman are following in their parents’ footsteps with a new $5 million gift to endow the Gardner Family Scholarships.
Earlier Help for Anorexia
The most life-threatening of all psychiatric disorders is anorexia nervosa. Caltech neuroscientist Cindy Hagan is searching for detectable differences in brain structure and function that could help doctors identify early warning signs of the disorder, and help patients sustain or regain health.
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Something in the Air
Jonas Peters, Bren Professor of Chemistry, explains how fundamental discoveries can have global impacts.
Caltech’s Kortschak Scholars Program Builds a New Community
Established by businessman Walter Kortschak (MS ’82) in 2017, the program gives students from the computing and mathematical sciences the freedom to explore bold new ideas.
Freedom to Explore
Caltech alumnus and telecommunications pioneer Ronald Willens and his wife, JoAnne, support early-career faculty working across traditional boundaries.