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CaltechLive Caltech Events proudly serves as a gateway to world-class scientists, artists, and speakers. offers top-flight events at multiple locations on campus.

For over 50 years, Caltech's public events program has offered the Caltech family and the community at large a gateway to world-class scientists, artists, and speakers, making the Institute one of Southern California's acknowledged cultural centers. Science lectures, performing arts, folk music, chamber music—CaltechLive! Caltech enjoys a unique relationship with the community of Pasadena and surr

ounding cities. As part of its commitment to being an active institutional citizen, Caltech provides multiple outreach programs that benefit students, educators, community partners, local businesses, local government, and campus neighbors. Each collaboration Caltech undertakes with community members is driven by the individual engagement of participants from Caltech. Their personal passion is the key ingredient to the history and traditions that distinguish Caltech's presence in the community.

Can icy moons in our solar system support life? Let’s talk about it with author Kevin Hand, astrobiologist and planetary...
02/04/2025

Can icy moons in our solar system support life? Let’s talk about it with author Kevin Hand, astrobiologist and planetary scientist at JPL, which Caltech manages for NASA, and Caltech professor Victoria J Orphan. Discuss Hand’s new book, “Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space,” at the next Behind the Book. Register now: https://events.caltech.edu/calendar/behind-the-book-alien-oceans-kevin-hand-victoria-orphan?utm_medium=social-organic&utm_campaign=events-other&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=&utm_term=

Partner event alert: Celebrated paleontologist Neil Shubin explains the dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers, what they t...
02/03/2025

Partner event alert: Celebrated paleontologist Neil Shubin explains the dynamics of ice sheets and glaciers, what they tell us about our past, and what they portend for our future at this public library event. Shubin will be in conversation with Alex Gardner, the leader of JPL’s Sea Level and Ice Group. Register now: https://burbank.libnet.info/event/12475347

🎉 Kick off the new year with Caltech Public Events
01/02/2025

🎉 Kick off the new year with Caltech Public Events

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Watson Lecture Series this past year. Your energy and curiosity transform th...
12/18/2024

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Watson Lecture Series this past year. Your energy and curiosity transform these evenings into spaces where big ideas are explored together. Here’s to the conversations sparked, the discoveries shared, and everything we’ll uncover next. We can’t wait to see you at a Watson Lecture in 2025!

12/17/2024

📅 Look back at 2024 with Caltech Public Events!

Celebrate the many ways in which scientists and artists share in the creative process and innovation. Join the Caltech A...
12/10/2024

Celebrate the many ways in which scientists and artists share in the creative process and innovation. Join the Caltech Archives, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and CaltechLive for in-depth exploration and conversation on the final weekend of the Getty-initiated PST ART: Art & Science Collide regional event. Register for one or more of the panels and screenings today: https://events.caltech.edu/calendar/scientists-and-artists-on-failure-panel?utm_medium=social-organic&utm_campaign=events-other&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=&utm_term=

How have scientists collaborated with artists to discover, invent, and communicate throughout Caltech’s history? Visit C...
12/09/2024

How have scientists collaborated with artists to discover, invent, and communicate throughout Caltech’s history? Visit Crossing Over, a PST ART exhibition that weaves together the history of science with historical and contemporary art. Learn more: https://library.caltech.edu/crossing-over/visit

Exhibit hours: Wednesday–Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. through December 15.

Thank you, David Delgadillo, for sharing your journey with hundreds of local students! At his November Science Journey t...
12/05/2024

Thank you, David Delgadillo, for sharing your journey with hundreds of local students! At his November Science Journey talk, David shared how he uses powerful microscopes to discover new medicines in nature. Watch his presentation: https://youtu.be/Tn4MvcXTlXw

Two nights only: On December 6 & 7, go beyond the binary with Turing Tests, Apples, and Queens, an interactive performan...
12/05/2024

Two nights only: On December 6 & 7, go beyond the binary with Turing Tests, Apples, and Queens, an interactive performance about the life and work of the father of artificial intelligence Alan Turing. Brought to life by , explore queerness, storytelling, and AI at this performance specially designed for the Caltech stage. Buy tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36761/production/1198841

❄️ ⛄️ Take a break from holiday festivities to expand your mind with discussions about art and science at Caltech this m...
12/02/2024

❄️ ⛄️ Take a break from holiday festivities to expand your mind with discussions about art and science at Caltech this month.

Go beyond the binary. Explore the intersection of queerness, storytelling, and AI with a conversation and performance ab...
11/26/2024

Go beyond the binary. Explore the intersection of queerness, storytelling, and AI with a conversation and performance about the life and work of the father of artificial intelligence, Alan Turing. This performance by the Invertigo Dance Theatre is specially designed for the Caltech stage in collaboration with Getty’s PST ART (). Buy tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36761/production/1198841

Last week, Katerina Chatziioannou described the challenges, realities, and opportunities of recording black hole and neu...
11/25/2024

Last week, Katerina Chatziioannou described the challenges, realities, and opportunities of recording black hole and neutron star collisions in her Watson Lecture. And at the preshow, hundreds came to stargaze with Caltech Astronomy, learn about warped spacetime, dine with The Tropic Truck, and more.

Join a community of curiosity with the Caltech Watson Lectures: https://mailchi.mp/caltech/watson-lectures-24-25

Last month, hundreds of local students came to hear Pasadena native and postdoctoral scholar Melissa Ramirez’s Science J...
11/13/2024

Last month, hundreds of local students came to hear Pasadena native and postdoctoral scholar Melissa Ramirez’s Science Journey. Melissa explained how she uses computers to build new molecules and how organic chemistry affects our world. After sparking their curiosity, students had the opportunity to ask Melissa questions to dive deeper into organic chemistry. Watch her talk on Caltech’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/BlWtb5pwSpw

11/11/2024

Discover Pasadena’s unique military heritage on Thursday, November 14 in the beautiful Chen 100 Lecture Hall at Caltech.

Led by Pasadena City College professor, Dr. Harold ‘Doc’ Martin and featuring a panel of veterans, this is an opportunity to learn more about our local history and veterans’ leadership journeys. A reception to connect with alumni, civic leaders, and the greater community will conclude the evening.

RSVPs are not required but kindly requested. Limited seating. Go to leadershippasadena.org/getinvolved to learn more.

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