California Institute of Technology

The National Science Foundation awarded Graduate Research Fellowships to 34 Caltech alumni and 19 graduate students. The program supports STEM research and education to strengthen the field.

The Keck Institute for Space Studies (KISS) at Caltech has selected five new study topics to advance space exploration through collaborations, frameworks, and mission concepts. The projects aim to revolutionize space science and engineering by leveraging ties with JPL and connecting academia, commercial industry, and other stakeholders.

Researchers propose that aging stars receive thousands of small velocity boosts as they shed layers, leading to a final kick that alters their trajectories and can disrupt binary star systems. The findings, presented at the American Astronomical Society meeting, suggest these kicks result from asymmetric ejection of material during the red giant phase, with cumulative effects reaching up to 1 kilometer per second for resulting white dwarfs.

Thomas Rosenbaum, the Caltech president, discusses recommitting to American science.

The California Institute of Technology in Pasadena was named the hardest college to get into in America, with multiple California universities appearing in the top 35 most selective universities list.

Neptune's moon Nereid may be an original companion that survived a cosmic crash, according to a study using NASA's Webb Space Telescope. Nereid's composition is inconsistent with Kuiper Belt objects and its orbit suggests it formed close to Neptune. The findings provide insight into the Neptunian system's origin story.

A new book reveals Silicon Valley's influence on college campuses, highlighting its grip on education. The book explores how tech companies are shaping university research and curricula. This phenomenon has significant implications for the future of higher education.

A highly educated California man, Cole Allen, was accused of attempting to assassinate President Donald Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner. University President Gerson Moreno-Riaño warned of a 'moral crisis' linked to 'educated assassins' who use elite education to justify violence, citing Allen's advanced degrees and tutoring career as a troubling profile.

A 31-year-old California man with advanced degrees from Caltech and California State University is accused of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. University President Gerson Moreno-Riaño warns of a 'moral crisis' as 'educated assassins' challenge traditional assumptions about education's role in shaping character, citing the suspect's elite academic background and philosophical motivations.

Cole Allen, a Caltech graduate, is accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump. The article suggests that extreme political rhetoric may contribute to lowering psychological barriers to violence, potentially influencing such actions.

Project Eleven's Bitcoin quantum threat contest backfired after researchers criticized the winner's 'quantum' result as equivalent to classical guessing. Google's Craig Gidney and others accused the competition of damaging credibility, with Project Eleven's CEO admitting the contest was 'imperfect.'