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Caltech Team Finishes in the Top Five of the CQA Investment Challenge

May 13, 2016, 11:16 am
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(left to right): Justin Leong, Daodi Lu, Dunzhu Li

The Chicago Quantitative Alliance (CQA) holds an annual Student Portfolio Contest, in which teams of university students manage virtual hedge funds for several months. Caltech participated for the first time last year, which you can read about here. This year, Caltech was represented by Justin Leong '17 (computer science), Daodi Lu (PhD candidate in mathematics), and Dunzhu Li (PhD candidate in geophysics), pictured left to right. Lecturer in Economics Kenneth J.

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Gilmartin Named Dean of Undergraduate Students

May 26, 2016, 2:29 pm
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News Writer: 
Jon Nalick
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Jon Nalick
Kevin Gilmartin
Credit: Caltech
On July 1, 2016, Kevin Gilmartin, professor of English, will begin serving as Caltech's dean of undergraduate students.
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Ditch Day? It’s Today, Frosh!

May 27, 2016, 8:12 am
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Ditch Day 2015
Credit: Caltech
Today students celebrate Ditch Day, one of Caltech's oldest traditions.
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Learning the Language of the Laboratory

June 3, 2016, 4:25 pm
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News Writer: 
Jessica Stoller-Conrad
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Jessica Stoller-Conrad
A view of the Eiffel Tower as seen from the Pont Alexandre III Bridge in Paris, France
Credit: Shutterstock
In a conversational French class at Caltech, scientists pick up technical vocabulary to prepare for research and educational experiences abroad.
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The Next Big Thing

June 8, 2016, 10:01 am
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News Writer: 
Nehaly Shah
Writer: 
Nehaly Shah
Harinee Maiyuran
We talked to a handful of undergraduate and graduate students prior to commencement to find out what they think will be the next big thing in science and engineering and how their plans after graduation reflect those ideas.
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HSS Congratulates Its New Doctors!

June 10, 2016, 2:43 pm
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(L-R) Yifei Huang, Gideon Nave, Sergio Montero, Taisuke Imai, Qiaoxi Zhang, Euncheol Shin, Gerelt Tserenjigmid

At its 122nd Commencement exercises, Caltech awarded PhDs to the following accomplished scholars completing their degrees in the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences:

Yifei Huang

Huang received his PhD after successful defense of his dissertation, Essays in Economic History and Applied Microeconomics, with Rea A. and Lela G. Axline Professor of Business Econoics Jean-Laurent Rosenthal as his advisor. Huang next will join Microsoft Research as a research intern.

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Meet the HSS Prize Winners

June 10, 2016, 3:51 pm
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Top row: Lucas Nunez, Ellora Sarkar, Matthew Lim, Sirus Han, William Hoza; second row: Ben Saltzman, Leo Balestri, Arjun Goswami, Suchita Nety, Keith Pluymers

Every June, Caltech recognizes a select group of outstanding students and faculty with prizes in honor of their accomplishments.  The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences is thrilled to recognize the following undergraduate students with the bestowing of its prizes:

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2016 Distinguished Alumnus: Janet C. Campagna (MS ’85)

June 13, 2016, 9:21 am
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Distinguished Alumni Award recipient Janet C. Campagna (MS ’85, Social Science)
Campagna received the award for her contributions to quantitative investment and for her leadership in the financial industry. Campagna is the founder of QS Investors, a leading customized solutions and global quantitative equities provider.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2016

June 21, 2016, 10:13 am
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On June 10, Caltech celebrated the accomplishments of the Class of 2016 at the Institute's 122nd commencement exercises. Twelve percent of the graduating seniors (30 out of 249) completed an option (major) or minor in the Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS).

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Defending the Court

June 22, 2016, 11:09 am
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News Writer: 
Ben Tomlin
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Ben Tomlin
William Peterson argues before the Supreme Court in the case of Reyes Mata v. Lynch in 2015.
Credit: Dana Verkouteren
Will Peterson (BS '02) was offered the chance every lawyer dreams of, to argue before the Supreme Court, but the former software engineer had less than four months to prepare his case.
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Developing Realistic Models of Financial Markets: A Conversation with Lawrence Jin

August 12, 2016, 8:16 am
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News Writer: 
Kimm Fesenmaier
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Kimm Fesenmaier
Lawrence Jin
Credit: Caltech
Lawrence Jin (MS '06), a new assistant professor of finance, studies how psychology and neuroscience can help inform financial models.
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New Faces, New Courses in HSS

September 21, 2016, 10:40 am
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TOP ROW: MAURA DYKSTRA, STEFANO GATTEI, SARAH GRONNINGSATER, ERAN HADAS; SECOND ROW: LEAH KLEMENT, DEAN MOBBS, LUCIANO POMATTO, ALETA QUINN

There will be plenty of fresh faces this year in Caltech's Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The new faculty members, postdocs, visitors, and students bring with them unique experiences and scholarship and will serve as great assets to the Caltech community. (Read about all the newcomers in HSS here.)

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The Arc of Abolition

September 30, 2016, 9:23 am
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No Rest for a Nobelist

September 30, 2016, 4:33 pm
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News Writer: 
Lori Oliwenstein
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Lori Oliwenstein
Robert A. Millikan (1868- 1953) Nobel Prize in Physics in 1923 "for his work on the elementary charge of electricity and on the photoelectric effect"
Credit: Caltech Archives
For the vast majority of the 34 Caltech faculty and alumni who have together won 35 Nobels, the award is just the beginning.
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Caltech's Humanities and Social Sciences Division Hosts Lecture Series

October 6, 2016, 12:30 pm
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News Writer: 
Whitney Clavin
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Whitney Clavin
John Sutherland gives a lecture for the 50th anniversary of Caltech's Humanities and Social Sciences division.
Credit: Caltech
As part of the 50th anniversary of Caltech's Humanities and Social Sciences division, John Sutherland gave a lecture about George Ellery Hale.
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SURF Seminar Day 2016

October 12, 2016, 10:02 am
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Third Round of BRAIN Funding

October 24, 2016, 2:50 pm
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Meet the 2016–2017 HSS Graduate Fellows

November 9, 2016, 11:27 am
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Graduate Fellowship Recipients
FROM LEFT: Myungkoo Song, Welmar Rosado-Buenfil, Tatiana Mayskaya, Hao Zhao, Jun Zhang

The Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) is pleased to introduce its graduate fellowship recipients for the 2016–2017 academic year. Funding for these fellowships comes from The Ronald and Maxine Linde Institute of Economic and Management Sciences (The Linde Institute) and the HSS Chair's Council, as well as the Resnick Sustainability Institute at Caltech.

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SURF 2016

November 9, 2016, 2:59 pm
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An Alumnus’ Perspective: The Caltech Experience During Wartime

November 10, 2016, 9:37 am
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News Writer: 
Alyce Nicolo
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Alyce Nicolo
Members of the V-12 navy unit at Caltech in 1941
Credit: Courtesy of Caltech Archives
Caltech alumnus Howard Jessen (BS ’46) recently donated to Caltech to help enrich humanities instruction and create opportunities for early-career PhDs. Jessen, who came to Caltech by way of the Navy’s V-12 program—a World War II program through which future officers were able to earn bachelor's degrees—took time to reflect on his experience.
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