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64 Caltech faculty and alumni have received a National Medal of Science
Harry Gray
90% of undergraduates participate in research
undergraduate student in lab
Before the Rose Bowl was built, football teams faced off at Pasadena’s Tournament Park, now a part of campus
Caltech currently has 6 Nobel laureates in residence
Barry Barish
Caltech has a 3:1 student-faculty ratio
photo of Jonas Peters and Caltech students
Caltech has more than 25,000 living alumni
photo of graduating students at Caltech's 2017 Commencement
Caltech is part of the Earthquake Country Alliance, which runs the ShakeOut earthquake drill
Caltech is the largest employer in the city of Pasadena
Aurora Ruiz-Sandoval
Caltech luminary Arthur A. Noyes created a hot cocoa recipe, which was served at weekly chemistry meetings
Cocoa recipe
Caltech manages JPL, a leader in robotic exploration of the solar system, for NASA
NuSTAR space telescope
Caltech manages Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory
Caltech researchers are providing insights that can help create fair and accurate electoral systems
graphic of voting images
Caltech scientists are working to produce solar power in space
SSPD patch
Caltech's Seismo Lab is the preeminent source for earthquake information around the world
Seismogram
Computer science is Caltech's most popular major
colorful circuit board
Following earthquakes in Southern California, media outlets turn to Caltech for the latest news
JPL helped pave the way for the historic Apollo missions that took humans to the moon
Apollo
JPL is currently operating 25 spacecraft missions
InSight
JPL's Voyager spacecraft have journeyed to the outer planets and beyond
Launch of Voyager 2
Nobel laureate David Baltimore developed a system for classifying viruses based on their genetic material
types of viruses
Researchers at CAST explore the state of the art in autonomous systems
robotic flying ambulance
The Caltech Science Exchange can answer your questions about voting and elections
graphic of voting images
The Caltech Science Exchange explains quantum physics and technologies
Illustration of a quantum computer with two people next to it, one in a wheelchair
The Caltech Science Exchange explains the science and engineering of earthquakes
earthquake graphic