Caltech Events

All smiles at yesterday’s 132nd Commencement, featuring student prize winners, President Rosenbaum at his last Commencement as president, keynote speaker Kip Thorne (BS ‘62), and, of course, the robotic couch. Congratulations, graduates, you did it! 🎓👏

Every graduate today has a story to tell. Read eleven of them in Caltech Magazine.

#SoCaltech: Meet Caltech’s 2026 Graduates — Caltech Magazine Eleven of Caltech’s 2026 graduates discuss their achievements, challenges, and lessons learned during their time at the Institute.

This Friday, join us in congratulating Caltech’s class of 2026 at our 132nd Commencement, featuring keynote speaker Kip Thorne (BS ’62)—theoretical physicist, distinguished alumnus, and Nobel laureate.

Watch Commencement live here: commencement.caltech.edu/watch

Summer may be a quieter season for many universities, but discovery and community continue year-round at Caltech. This month, Caltech celebrates the next wave of graduates at its 132nd Commencement, featuring keynote speaker Kip Thorne (BS ’62)—theoretical physicist, distinguished alumnus, and Nobel laureate. Later in June, find Caltech Astronomy in the community at the City of Astronomy Science Festival and at Dog Haus Biergarten for a series of Astronomy on Tap events.

See what’s happening this month at Caltech: https://caltech.short.gy/FB-June-2026

Creativity takes many forms at Caltech. This May, through Caltech Performing and Visual Arts, experience the largest MACH 33 season in Caltech history, along with year-end performances in music and the performing arts by Caltech students, community members, and local groups.

The month also features Seminar Day with the Caltech Alumni Association and a conversation hosted by the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences on trust between universities and society.

Check out May public events: https://caltech.short.gy/FB-May-2026

How can AI help people and protect the environment?

In his Science Journeys talk, Smarter AI for a More Sustainable World, Caltech student Chris Yeh explores how AI can support scientists, conservationists, and engineers making real-world sustainability decisions.

One challenge: AI can make predictions, but it generally cannot show how certain it is in those predictions. Chris’s research focuses on helping AI systems better communicate uncertainty so people can better judge how to use the results.

His Science Journeys talk is available to watch on Caltech’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGHsa7Y-Ktc&list=PL8_xPU5epJdeCLXW_O2g84uJyZ4IPOJWc

It’s Earth Week! Caltech has long been at the forefront of sustainability research, from foundational air pollution studies that helped inform the Clean Air Act of 1970, to new chemistries for energy storage, to developing a new approach to climate modeling.

This week, join us for three events exploring the intersection of science, art, and the environment:

Tuesday: Get a sneak peek at a reading of The Heat of the Sun’s Rays, a science-driven play from the MACH 33 Festival.

Wednesday, Earth Day: Watch “The Spectrum of Life,” a documentary about NASA’s first biodiversity airborne campaign, BioSCape, in South Africa.

Saturday: Experience a concert composed by seismologist Lucy Jones and performed by the Colburn Baroque Ensemble, featuring researchers from Caltech’s Linde Center for Global Environmental Science in conversation about the drivers and projected consequences of climate change.

Celebrate Earth Week with Caltech: https://caltech.short.gy/fb-Earth-Week-2026