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San-Chiun Shen

Dr. San-Chiun Shen, a distinguished alumnus of the California Institute of Technology (1996), on the evening of March 26, 2021 (Beijing Time) passed away at the age of 103. Dr. San-Chiun Shen received his doctorate in biochemical genetics from Caltech in 1951. He was...

A New Mission

NASA/JPL-Caltech On February 18, 2021, NASA’s Perseverance rover landed in Jezero Crater on Mars. The team identified Jezero Crater as an ancient lakebed, illustrated here—as it may have been billions of years ago—filled with water. “The crater is one of the most...

Fueling Research

by Marisa Demers Illustrations by Craigio Hopson Ernie Mercado spent 34 years serving flavorful Mexican street fare to a crew of Caltech customers. Yet the 71-year-old proprietor of Ernie’s Al Fresco food truck needed only a day to decide that he wanted a new title:...
Write Your Health

Write Your Health

There’s an introspection that occurs when you write and discover things about your past that start to combine into a complex tapestry of trauma, pain, but also humor and light. This is not what I set out to do initially when I began the MFA in Bilingual Creative Writing at UTEP, but it’s something that has emerged through my first two years in the program. I have more insight into my thought process, and the memories that are welling up don’t plague me as much.

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Greening the Golden State

Greening the Golden State

In the first quarter of my project, “Understanding and Alleviating Environmental Inequality in Underprivileged Communities,” I was able to explore different facets of the fight for environmental justice while contributing to the efforts in my local community.

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Real World Interviewing Skills

Real World Interviewing Skills

In June, the Caltech Alumni Association hosted a webinar on interview techniques with Serena Santillanes, founder of Career Journeys, Inc. and career-development counselor. Alumni in attendance ranged from recent graduates to experienced professionals looking to...

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