Orchestrating the Healing Process in a Damaged Cornea
News Writer: Kathy SvitilSURF fellow Jacqueline Masehi-Lano has experimented with various growth factors that might inhibit the formation of scar tissue and promote orderly wound healing.Related Links:...
View ArticleSensors to Simplify Diabetes Management
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradFrom left to right: Sagar Vaidyanathan, a visiting undergraduate researcher from UCLA, and Caltech sophomore Sophia Chen. Chen spent her summer in the laboratory of...
View ArticleImproving The View Through Tissues and Organs
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCredit: iStockThis summer, several undergraduate students at Caltech had the opportunity to help optimize a promising technique that can make tissues and organs—even entire...
View ArticleHow to Grip an Asteroid
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierCaltech junior Edward Fouad looks through cut-outs of one of two microspine designs he tested for a robotic gripper. Credit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing &...
View ArticleUsing Simulation and Optimization to Cut Wait Times for Voters
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradBy developing a tool to help better prepare polling places, Caltech sophomore Sean McKenna is hoping to minimize the amount of time we spend in line at the...
View ArticleCaltech Receives Amgen Scholars Program Grant
News Writer: Kathy SvitilCaltech senior Jacqueline Masehi-Lano, an alumnus of the Amgen Scholars Program, performs research on growth factors involved in corneal wound healing in the laboratory of...
View ArticleSenior Adam Jermyn Named Marshall Scholar
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradAdam JermynAdam Jermyn, a Caltech senior, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2015 Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate studies in Great Britain.Related Links:...
View ArticleLearning While Leading
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCaltech's student leaders (from left to right): Sunita Darbe, Connor Rosen, and Catherine JamshidiCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Marketing and...
View ArticleMen's Basketball Snaps Losing Streak
News Writer: Shayna Chabner McKinneyCredit: Courtesy of Caltech AthleticsWith a game-winning basket at the buzzer, the Caltech men's basketball team snapped a 55-game, four-year SCIAC losing streak...
View ArticleMen's Basketball Makes it Two Wins in a Row
News Writer: Shayna Chabner McKinneyleft-to-right: sophomore Ricky Galliani (#22), senior Andrew Hogue (#40), junior Kc Emezie (#5), sophomore Lawrence Lee (#31)Just days after shaking off a 55-game...
View ArticleMen's and Women's B-ball Teams Score Wins
News Writer: Kathy SvitilCredit: Courtesy Caltech AthleticsThe Caltech women's basketball team broke a 5-year-long conference losing streak with a 59–58 win over the University of La Verne on...
View ArticleSenior Connie Hsueh Wins Gates Cambridge Scholarship
News Writer: Jessica Stoller-ConradCaltech senior Connie HsuehCredit: Connie HsuehSenior Connie Hsueh, a physics major, has been awarded a 2015 Gates Cambridge Scholarship that will fund graduate...
View ArticleAnderson Wins Prestigious Student-Athlete Honor
News Writer: Lori DajoseCredit: Lance Hayashida/Caltech Office of Strategic CommunicationsRob Anderson, a junior on the Caltech men's basketball team, has been named to the 2015 Allstate National...
View ArticleCaltech Space Challenge: Mission to an Asteroid in Lunar Orbit
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierStudent technical lead, Jay Qi (center), works with two members of Team Voyager, Samantha Rawlins (left) and Adrian Pfeifle, during the 2015 Caltech Space Challenge.Credit:...
View ArticleTwo Caltech Seniors Win Hertz Fellowships
Adam Jermyn and Charles Tschirhart join the 51st class of Hertz fellowsNews Writer: Douglas SmithCaltech seniors Charles Tschirhart (left) and Adam Jermyn (right), 2015 Hertz Foundation Fellows.Credit:...
View ArticleCaltech Students and Alumni Receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
News Writer: Kimm FesenmaierThis year, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected 31 current Caltech students and 12 alumni to receive its Graduate Research Fellowships. The awards support...
View ArticleTwo Caltech Seniors Win Watson Fellowships
Janani Mandayam Comar and Aaron Krupp join the 47th class of Watson fellowsNews Writer: Douglas SmithCaltech's 2015 Watson Fellowship winners Janani Mandayam Comar and Aaron Krupp.Credit: Lance...
View ArticleCaltech Dining Recognized for Midnight Madness Breakfast
News Writer: Shayna Chabner McKinneyCaltech's Tom Mannion, senior director of student activities and programs at Caltech, serves up omelets to undergraduates at a recent Midnight Madness event.Credit:...
View ArticlePennies for Ditch Day
News Writer: Dave ZobelCaltech senior Lori Dajose (BS '15) holds up her Caltech coin from the new penny press.Credit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechJust inside the Caltech Store stands a manually operated...
View ArticleCaltech Students Named Goldwater Scholars
News Writer: Lori DajoseCaltech undergraduates Saaket Agrawal (left) and Paul Dieterle (right).Credit: Lance Hayashida/CaltechTwo Caltech students, Saaket Agrawal and Paul Dieterle, have been awarded...
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