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August 27, 2026 7:30 pm

Moveable Feast: Gronk in Conversation with Paul Holdengräber

Beckman Auditorium

August 31, 2026 7:30 pm

Astronomy on Tap

Kaitlyn Shin, Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Astronomy, Caltech,

Geoffrey Mo, Brinson Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Astronomy, Caltech,

Astronomy on Tap Series

September 24, 2026 10:30 am

Campus History & Architectural Tour

Athenaeum

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

October 22, 2026 10:30 am

Campus History & Architectural Tour

Athenaeum

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@time named Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Anima Anandkumar, to the 2026 TIME100 AI, a list recognizing the 100 most influential people in artificial intelligence.

She has pioneered AI-powered techniques to model physical processes with lightning-fast speed, while her algorithms have since been used to forecast weather phenomena thousands of times faster than traditional methods, design novel medical devices and components for quantum computers, optimize a key step in computer chip manufacturing, conduct sustainable nuclear fusion simulations to one day safely harness their energy source, and much more.

To assemble the list, TIME’s editors and reporters examined the key stories in AI over the past year and consulted with expert sources and industry leaders for recommendations. The result is a list of 100 leaders, innovators, shapers, and thinkers who have a stake in the future of AI.

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Caltech’s Victoria Orphan is leveraging AI to decode how microorganisms, the hidden workforce running the planet, really behave — not in a sterile lab dish, but out in the real world. 🦠🌍

Orphan’s team is using AI to build dynamic models of these microbial communities. Understanding how these communities work could lead to better environmental monitoring and industrial processes, and even new materials inspired by the way nature engineers itself.

It’s part of the Genesis Mission, a national effort to use AI to accelerate scientific discovery.

Alumnus Benjamin M. Rosen (BS ‘54), chair emeritus of the Caltech Board of Trustees, a life member of the Caltech community, a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award (DAA) in 2007, and chair emeritus of Compaq Computer Corporation, passed away on August 23, 2026. He was 93.

NASA has selected Caltech to operate the Orbiting Carbon Observatory missions (OCO-2 and OCO-3) beginning this fall.

Data from the OCO missions have direct relevance to better understand agricultural health and provide information about plant productivity and ecosystem health from farmlands to tropical and high-latitude forests.

This announcement marks a new era of public-private partnerships, unlocking breakthroughs that no single sector uld achieve alone. Caltech will operate the missions and science data systems, including creating new data products in partnership with NASA.