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June 12, 2019
The academic regalia worn by graduates at commencement dates back many centuries, with the gown's cut and velvet trimming indicating academic rank, and tassels, cords, and medallions denoting various honors.
June 4, 2019
Kimberly See, an assistant professor of chemistry, has won a 2019 Beckman Young Investigator Award.
May 30, 2019
Staff Service & Impact Awards on May 30 highlights longest-serving staff members.
May 30, 2019
A gift to Break Through: The Caltech Campaign from trustee Richard Merkin will help Caltech scientists and engineers transform discoveries and inventions into advances in human health.
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![“This final concert is going to be very near and dear to my heart but also something that really shows off the orchestra. The Haydn is special. It’s his last symphony [Symphony No. 104], and he probably knew it was going to be his last symphony. For me, Haydn makes the world whole. And I thought, ‘OK, this is a good piece to end my career at Caltech with.’ It's a piece with a great sense of harmony in it. In the slow movement, Haydn seems to deliberately lose his way. He veers off into very strange harmonic territory. And it stops, and it tries to get back on track, and it does get back on track. So, it's very subtly poignant.” Allen Robert Gross is director of the Caltech Orchestra. In honor of his retirement after 36 years, the orchestra will present two performances on May 25 at 8 p.m. and 26 at 3:30 p.m. in Ramo Auditorium. The events are free and open to the public. Find more information: today.caltech.edu
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