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This fall, Caltech celebrates the spirit of first light for the Inauguration of Ray Jayawardhana as the Institute's 10th president. Over two days, the campus and broader community are invited to join compelling discussions and experiences that showcase the heart of Caltech.

A new Caltech-led paper demonstrates that an AI program can be used to predict when tipping points occur in simple models, including models of a climate-change system and simulations of turbulent airflow over a plane's wing. caltech.edu/about/news/forec…

A new study from Caltech neuroscientists has discovered how social behaviors—specifically aggressive displays of intimidation—are wired in the brain of the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster, a commonly used model organism. caltech.edu/about/news/the-d…

On October 8, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a second round of funding for its Genesis Mission. Among the projects that will receive funding is a Caltech effort that will use AI to help identify new and better catalysts, materials that speed up chemical reactions.

Kareem El-Badry, associate professor of astronomy at Caltech, has been selected as one of 20 Packard Fellows for 2026. Much of El-Badry’s work is focused on spotting hidden populations of black holes using data from large-scale sky surveys. caltech.edu/about/news/karee…

Alireza Marandi, professor of electrical engineering and applied physics, has been named a 2026 Moore Experimental Physics Investigator. He is one of 21 new investigators named this year by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. caltech.edu/about/news/alire…

In recent weeks, a surprisingly contentious debate has been making headlines around the world: What role should artificial intelligence (AI) play in mathematics? caltech.edu/about/news/calte…

Congrats to @Oratomic on this milestone. We're proud to see work rooted at Caltech helping advance the future of quantum computing through the contributions of faculty, alumni, students, and researchers including @DolevBluvstein , @RobertHuangHY, Manuel Endres, and @preskill.

Caltech faculty members Mitchell Guttman and Markus Meister (PhD '87) have been selected to receive "high-risk, high-reward" grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for cutting-edge work in biomedical science and neuroscience. caltech.edu/about/news/calte…