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Updates for Caltech neighbors

Here you can find announcements and news for neighbors, ways to learn more and connect, and links to construction information and events you are welcome to attend.

NOVEMBER 2024

This fall, enjoy Southern California's landmark arts event right next door at Caltech. PST ART returns with Art & Science Collide, presented by Getty. It includes more than 70 programs and exhibitions across the region exploring the intersections of art and science, both past and present.

Caltech's PST ART programming includes the Opening Doors event series and an expansive exhibition, Crossing Over: Art and Science at Caltech, 1920–2020.

The exhibition explores the rich imagery in Caltech's historic collections and complements it with contemporary artworks. Crossing Over unfolds across Caltech's campus in six outdoor and indoor venues, some rarely seen by the public. Three thematic sections—The Infinite Lawn, Time Stream, and Powers of Ten—take viewers from the "universe without" (stars, moons, planets, and galaxies) to the "universe within" (genes, molecules, atoms, and particles). These are accompanied by unique installations by critically-acclaimed artists Helen Pashgian, Lita Albuquerque, Lia Halloran, Shana Mabari, Jane Brucker, and Hillary Mushkin.

You can visit Crossing Over on your own Wednesday–Sunday, 11 a.m.–4 p.m., through December 15.

Featured events

Neighbors, you are welcome at events on campus that are open to the community, including accessible talks on the latest science, varsity games, and musical performances and plays. The events featured below and on the events page for locals may especially interest you. Admission is free for each of the events below. Registration is recommended when possible. Learn more on Caltech's public events page.

Watson Lecture 2024-2025 season opens in October

The free public Watson Lectures are a unique opportunity to hear from leading scientists, engineers, and scholars about the newest discoveries. Make it a night out with your neighbors by coming to the 6 p.m. preshow, which features music, interactive displays related to the evening's topic, book sales, drinks, and a food truck. The auditorium doors open at 7:00, the talks begin at 7:30, and you can stay after for coffee or tea and conversation.

November 20
Matter vs. Gravity: Listening to Colliding Black Holes and Neutron Stars with Gravitational Waves
Katerina Chatziioannou, assistant professor of physics and William H. Hurt Scholar
Register here
6 p.m. preshow activities
7:30 p.m. talk
Free
Food, drinks, and books available for purchase

Stay in touch

If you would like to ask a question, share a comment, and/or be added to our list for occasional emails (a few per year), please email neighbor@caltech.edu. Neighbors are also welcome to subscribe to The Caltech Weekly, an email newsletter that highlights the most relevant research, news, and events at Caltech as well as the individuals who are advancing the boundaries of discovery. You can unsubscribe anytime. If you would like a glimpse of what happens at Caltech, we hope you will explore the This Is Caltech website.

Announcements

Ginsburg Center construction

Excavation has begun for the Dr. Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg Center for Quantum Precision Measurement. This future facility for physics, astronomy, and quantum information will be built on the north side of California Boulevard, west of Arden Road. Please anticipate more trucks and street sweeping in the area through January during excavation and concrete pours. Per city guidance, trucks will exit the 210 freeway on Hill Avenue, travel to the site on California, and return via Wilson Avenue, Del Mar Boulevard, and Hill. See the related pages on this site and on the Caltech Facilities Ginsburg Center project site for in-depth information.

Coyote safety

If you experience a threatening or concerning interaction with coyotes on Caltech's campus or properties, please use this online form or call Caltech Security dispatch at (626) 395-5000. Prompt reporting helps Caltech effectively communicate coyote concerns to city and local authorities.

Sustainability Center open

Research and classes have begun in the Resnick Sustainability Center. The center is north of San Pasqual Street and east of Wilson Avenue. Thank you for your patience during construction of the building, which has already won several awards.

Campus on a path to decarbonize

As Caltech and Pasadena pursue sustainability, Caltech announced in January that it intends to buy largely carbon-free electricity and to evaluate a potential transition from natural gas to electricity to power campus heating. These steps could lead to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions produced on campus and in the electricity Caltech purchases by more than 85 percent.

Caltech and Carnegie Science partner

Caltech and Carnegie Science have formalized a partnership, further strengthening Pasadena as a hub for innovation and discovery. Carnegie is relocating its life and environmental scientists to the area.

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Connect With Us

Neighbors, stay up to date on the latest from Caltech via social media. Also, in the event of an emergency, Caltech will post updates on these platforms.