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October 3, 2026 7:30 pm

Caltech Theater Welcome

Hameetman Center 220 - Multipurpose Room
Student Group Performances
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October 9, 2026 7:00 pm

AIM Public Lecture Series: Terence Tao

Beckman Auditorium
Terence Tao, Professor, Department of Mathematics, UCLA,
AIM Public Lecture Series
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October 15, 2026 6:30 pm

Auditions for "Into The Woods" Musical

Hameetman Center B120 - Club Room 2
Student Group Performances
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October 16, 2026 6:30 pm

Auditions for "Into The Woods" Musical

Hameetman Center B120 - Club Room 2
Student Group Performances
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October 17, 2026 1:00 pm

Auditions for "Into The Woods" Musical

Hameetman Center B120 - Club Room 2
Student Group Performances
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October 18, 2026 1:00 pm

Auditions for "Into The Woods" Musical

Hameetman Center B120 - Club Room 2
Student Group Performances
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October 22, 2026 10:30 am

Campus History & Architectural Tour

Athenaeum
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October 23, 2026 8:00 pm

Stargazing Lecture

Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Anjali Tripathi, Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory,
Stargazing Lecture Series
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October 28, 2026 5:30 pm

Special Preview Days: Caltech JPL Archival Exhibition

Beckman Institute 131
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October 28, 2026 7:30 pm

First Light: The Brave New Space Age

Beckman Auditorium
Presidential Inauguration
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October 29, 2026 10:00 am

Inauguration of Caltech's 10th President: Inauguration Ceremony

Beckman Mall
Presidential Inauguration
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October 29, 2026 12:00 pm

Inauguration of Caltech's 10th President: Campus Celebration Lunch

Olive Walk
Presidential Inauguration
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This morning, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission successfully launched to the International Space Station, commanded by NASA astronaut and former Caltech postdoc Jessica Watkins. The crew of four astronauts will perform research, technology demonstrations, and maintenance. Watkins first launched to the space station aboard NASA’s SpaceX Crew-4 mission in 2022, spending a total of 170 days in orbit across Expeditions 67 and 68. She will be the first NASA astronaut to launch twice aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Read more through the link in our bio. #Caltech #SpaceX #NASA #SpaceExploration #PlanetaryScience Photo: NASA/Robert Markowitz
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Nature may be the world’s greatest chemist, and scientists have only begun to read its library. Caltech chemist Hosea Nelson’s research aims to catalog the chemicals produced across nature, to understand what each one does, and to discover molecules with potential therapeutic applications. Nelson also leads a project recently selected by the National Science Foundation to receive $17 million to build a “programmable cloud laboratory,” a key NSF contribution to the broader Genesis Mission.
Welcome back, Beavers! Let’s make this year a great one. What should you expect this school year? Here’s a message from President Ray Jayawardhana: At Caltech, it’s the unknown that energizes us. Our ambition finds expression through the search for new insights and deeper understanding at every scale: from revealing long-predicted patterns in quantum matter and finding clues to cancer in jellyfish cells, to harnessing AI to protect voters from misinformation and - through the recently announced PRIMA mission - opening a transformative far-infrared window to the cosmos. What unites our community’s disparate pursuits is the restless pull toward the knowledge just out of reach and the unshakeable conviction that no question is too daunting for curiosity to tackle. Welcome to the new academic year! #Caltech #FirstDayOfClasses #Fall2026 #FutureOfSTEM
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Did you know that we’re featured in a new animated movie? Well, now you do! DreamWorks brought an early screening of Forgotten Island Movie to Caltech, but you can go see it in theatres today! #ForgottenIsland #Dreamworks #Caltech
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