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12 Dec 2023
Maintaining a world-class library requires continuous investment. We need your support to ensure that our library remains at the forefront of learning and discovery. We’ve put together a list of some ways you could support the Library at this link: library.caltech.edu/about/su…
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Why does it seem to be taking longer to finalize election results, even with new voting technology? Michael Alvarez of the Caltech/MIT Voting Technology Project explains.
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We’re kicking off our #pstARTweekends with the Northeast LA and Pasadena region!
Join us on Oct 4 – 6 for a weekend of events highlighting the rich network of cultural, educational, and scientific organizations charting the historic LA River from @TheAutry to @TheHuntington and @NASAJPL to @Caltech.
Check out an at-a-glance schedule below.
For the full itinerary, visit pst.art/events/nelaweekend
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Caltech Library retweeted
9 Jul 2024
What an honor to be chosen for the Priestley Medal. #Enzymes are the best chemists, of course, but the Priestley medalists are no slouches...and include many of my colleagues @CaltechCCE. Thank you!
8 Jul 2024
Congrats to #NobelLaureate @francesarnold, recipient of the 2025 Priestley Medal, the highest honor awarded by ACS which recognizes an individual for distinguished service to #chemistry. brnw.ch/21wLb7x #ChemTwitter #Awards #NobelPrize
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9 Jul 2024
"Einstein embarked on a luxurious steamship in December 1930. He worked during most of his trip. It is said that stewards carried away basketfuls of scratch paper that he was throwing away.”
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After losing the ability to sing their unique individual songs, zebrafinches can rewire their own brains to sing again, without practice.
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Caltech Library retweeted
6 May 2024
On 4/11, local students and science-lovers came to Caltech to hear graduate student Hannah Dion-Kirschner talk about methane-eating soil microbes, her love of music, and how similar it is to the scientific process. Watch her lecture: events.caltech.edu/series/sc…
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Caltech Library retweeted
7 May 2024
On 5/9, astronomer and astrobiologist Aomawa Shields visits Caltech to read from her memoir, Life on Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe. Learn more about her upcoming visit: events.caltech.edu/calendar/…
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Caltech Library retweeted
6 May 2024
We need a faster response to the next pandemic. A new #vaccine technology from @UnivCamPharm @UniofOxford and @Caltech protects against a broad range of coronaviruses - even ones that haven't emerged yet. 💉
Read more👇
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Caltech Library retweeted
7 May 2024
On 5/14, Movies That Matter presents L.A. Real: a theatrical film, a recording of the solo performance piece written/directed by Theresa Chavez, a 7th gen Californio, and performed by Marlene Beltran. Then, stay for a Q&A w/ the playwright/director. More: events.caltech.edu/calendar/…
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26 Apr 2024
This Saturday, enjoy an outdoor afternoon of jazz music at Caltech’s annual jazz festival. Listen to the Caltech Jazz Band, swinging saxophonist Kirsten Edkins, and jazz mandolin virtuoso Eva Scow with this afternoon performance: events.caltech.edu/calendar/…
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From #NaNoWriMo participants to speedcubers, Caltech's newest admits comprise a stellar class of individuals who share two unifying traits: a passion for science and the desire to experience everything Caltech offers. #Classof2028
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20 Mar 2024
Friends don't let friends miss out on the chance to win $3000. Grad students, submit your 3MT presentation by midnight tonight.
14 Mar 2024
The Three Minute Thesis competition challenges Caltech graduate students to explain their research in an engaging and clear three-minute talk intended for a non-specialist audience. Visit library.caltech.edu/3MT for more information.
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A group of Caltech scientists, including @preskill, have proposed a new problem that only quantum computers could solve–a long-sought quest in the field of #quantum computation, as reported by @QuantaMagazine.
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19 Mar 2024
Tomorrow is the deadline! Graduate students, submit your presentation for the chance to win $3000!
14 Mar 2024
The Three Minute Thesis competition challenges Caltech graduate students to explain their research in an engaging and clear three-minute talk intended for a non-specialist audience. Visit library.caltech.edu/3MT for more information.
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The Three Minute Thesis competition challenges Caltech graduate students to explain their research in an engaging and clear three-minute talk intended for a non-specialist audience. Visit library.caltech.edu/3MT for more information.
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14 Mar 2024
Join us at 3:14 pm in the Sherman Fairchild Library for our Pi Day Puzzle Challenge!
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Did you know that #PiDay is also #EinsteinsBirthday?
So of course we celebrated in the best way we know how--with a Watson Lecture by @EinsteinPapers director Diana Kormos-Buchwald, @CaltechArchives exhibit, cupcakes, and selfies with the scientist!
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ALT Diana Kormos-Buchwald sits and speaks with Crystal Dilworth on stage at Beckman Auditorium
ALT Visitors explore the Becoming Caltech exhibit organized by Caltech Archives
ALT The seating area at Beckman Auditorium was filled to capacity for the lecture
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Jellyfish have the most efficient method for traveling through water of any living creature. Researchers in Caltech's Dabiri Lab have created a device that allows them to employ jellyfish as ocean explorers, helping us better understand the murky depths. caltech.edu/about/news/build…
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Caltech Library retweeted
1 Mar 2024
It's #WomensHistoryMonth! Celebrate with a look back at the extraordinary journeys of women scientists who broke barriers and reshaped our world. Discover their triumphs, struggles, and invaluable contributions in our #WomenInScience memoir collection: ow.ly/rlwH50QJz58
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