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Upcoming Events

February 20, 2026 10:00 am

Science Journey - Cosmic Fireworks: How Astronomers Explore the Changing Sky

Beckman Auditorium

Science Journeys

February 21, 2026 8:00 pm

Caltech Wind Orchestra CONCERT

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

February 22, 2026 3:00 pm

Caltech Wind Orchestra CONCERT

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

February 25, 2026 7:30 pm

Watson Lecture: Chasing Sustainable Battery Chemistries for the Future with Kimberly See

Beckman Auditorium

Kimberly See, professor of chemistry,

Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series

February 27, 2026 8:00 pm

Stargazing Lecture

Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics

W. L. Kimmy Wu, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Caltech,

Stargazing Lecture Series

February 28, 2026 8:00 pm

ORCHESTRA CONCERT "By Request"

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

March 1, 2026 3:00 pm

ORCHESTRA CONCERT "By Request"

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

March 3, 2026 6:00 pm

2025/2026 Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Beckman Auditorium

Alpine Club Film Festivals

March 7, 2026 8:00 pm

GLEE CLUB AND CHAMBER SINGERS CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

March 11, 2026 5:00 pm

Revolutionizing Astrophysics: How Space and Ground Telescopes Can Work Together

Ramo Auditorium

Keck Institute for Space Studies Lecture Series

March 11, 2026 7:00 pm

TACIT STORYTELLING & IMPROV

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

March 25, 2026 7:30 pm

Watson Lecture - Katie Bouman

Beckman Auditorium

Katie Bouman, associate professor of computing and mathematical sciences, electrical engineering and astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Heritage Medical Research Institute Investigator,

Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series

March 31, 2026 10:00 am

Science Journey - Smarter AI for a More Sustainable World: Building an AI Model You Can Trust

Beckman Auditorium

Science Journeys

April 18, 2026 1:00 pm

JAZZ FESTIVAL

Hameetman Center Patio

Student Group Performances

April 19, 2026 3:30 pm

Quatuor Ébène

Beckman Auditorium

Coleman Chamber Music Series

April 24, 2026 7:30 pm

In Nomine Terra Calens - a free Earth Week concert

Beckman Auditorium

April 29, 2026 7:30 pm

Watson Lecture - Sarkis Mazmanian

Beckman Auditorium

Sarkis Mazmanian, Luis B. and Nelly Soux professor of microbiology; Merkin Institute Professor,

Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series

May 8, 2026 8:00 pm

BANDORAMA CONCERTS

Ramo Auditorium

Student Group Performances

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In this Winter Olympics edition of #AskCaltech, Caltech student Olivia Wang explores the physics of figure skating and explains why skaters spin faster when they pull their arms closer to their bodies. ❄️⛸️✨

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Caltech’s Joseph E. Shepherd (PhD ‘81) and Shouleh Nikzad (PhD ‘90), chief technologist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), have been elected to membership in the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). The 2026 class, which includes 130 members and 28 international members.

Membership in the NAE is an honor afforded to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice, or education.

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Happy President's Day!

Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair and professor of physics, is in his 12th and final year as Caltech’s ninth president. Rosenbaum’s time as president has encompassed two full terms and part of a third—the longest anyone has served in the position since Lee DuBridge, who had the job for 23 years (1946–69).

Rosenbaum’s steady leadership and dedication to Caltech’s core mission and values have also guided the Institute through a global pandemic and a devastating natural disaster in a manner that underscores his commitment to cultivating a thriving, supportive, and inclusive community of scholars that is a destination of choice for the brightest in science, engineering, and technology.

Since Rosenbaum took office in 2014, increases in financial aid and scholarship support have made a Caltech education more affordable, and the student experience on campus has been enriched with an ever-wider variety of co-curricular experiences.

During Rosenbaum’s tenure, many Caltech researchers have garnered prestigious prizes and honors, a direct result of having the resources and freedom to create, experiment, and define new areas of inquiry. In addition to three Caltech faculty members who were awarded the Nobel Prizes (two in 2017 for the detection of gravitational waves and one in 2018 for the creation of a bioengineering method that leverages the principles of evolution to develop new and better enzymes in the lab), Institute researchers have received National Medals of Science, Breakthrough Prizes, Kavli Prizes, MacArthur Fellowships, and other significant honors. Caltech magazine recently joined Rosenbaum for an inside look at his office and the objects he keeps on display (see page 23), as well as a discussion of how his past experiences have shaped the office of the president, both physically and philosophically.

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