Network Maintenance Set for Saturday, February 11
IMSS will conduct network testing on Saturday, February 11, from 8 a.m.–noon to evaluate solutions for protecting campus from loss of internet services due to malicious activity, specifically from distributed denial of service attacks. Connections may intermittently drop and need to be reestablished during this time.
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Upcoming
All events Pacific Time unless otherwise specified.
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A Taste of Teaching
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach will present a series of five mini workshops on evidence-proven teaching strategies.
Thursday, February 9 and 23, and March 9, noon, various locations
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Caltech Athletics Schedule
Come out and support Caltech basketball, tennis, and baseball teams in their upcoming games.
Various times and locations
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Winter 2023 STEM Virtual Career Fair
Sponsored by Career Advising and Experiential Learning, this fair offers the chance to learn about job opportunities at more than 30 organizations.
Wednesday, February 8, 11 a.m.–3 p.m. (online event)
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Career Fair Follow-Up
Students and postdocs are encouraged to join this workshop to learn how to keep in contact with recruiters and develop strategies for keeping your job or internship search moving forward.
Thursday, February 9, noon, and repeated at
4 p.m., CSS 311
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Introduction to Machine Learning
This series of three workshops introduces the main concepts and techniques of machine learning.
Monday, February 13–Wednesday, February 15, noon (online event)
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Blood Pressure Screening
Because February is American Hearth Month, Caltech and Kaiser are teaming up to offer blood pressure screenings to staff, faculty, and postdocs.
Tuesday, February 14, 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., Hameetman Center Patio
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Mentoring High School Students in Summer Research
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Outreach coordinates six-week summer research opportunities for area high school students. Attend this informational in-person session for faculty members, postdocs, staff members, and graduate students to learn about being a lab mentor for a small group of students in one of these programs.
Wednesday, February 15, noon, Center for Student Services 360
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Spinning the Globe: A Dialogue of Current Events with CCID
The Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity hosts this new series that provides a standing biweekly space to dialogue and process current events around the world.
February 15, 4:30 p.m., and every other Wednesday, Center for Student Services, 2nd Floor, Conference Room
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Taking Care of Your Heart
Caltech and Kaiser Permanente will host this webinar on heart health.
Thursday, February 16, 11:30 a.m. (online event)
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STEMinar: Black Girl Magic in Engineering
Sponsored by the Caltech Center for Inclusion and Diversity as part of Black Heritage Month, this event will feature Karsten and Kristen Bush of Black Girls Do Engineer.
Thursday, February 16, noon, Center for Student Services, second floor, common area
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Visual Culture Seminar
Caitlin Berrigan, winter 2023 artist in residence, will present. Topic will be announced at a later date.
Tuesday, February 21, 4 p.m., Dabney Hall 110
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Artist Talk with Erin Johnson
Filmmaker and visual artist Erin Johnson will join in conversation with Caltech's current artist in residence, Caitlin Berrigan, to discuss Johnson's short films and immersive installations.
Thursday, February 23, 2:30 p.m., 115 Dabney Hall
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Death Valley to Host Celebration of Dark Skies
Participants in the annual Death Valley Dark Sky Festival, co-sponsored by Caltech, will be able to explore the wonders of space from one of the darkest locations in the United States.
Friday, February 10–Sunday, February 12, various locations
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In Case You Missed It
View recent lectures, events, and videos on Caltech's YouTube channel.
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Science Journeys presents "Conformational Changes"
Kate Radford, PhD student in biochemistry and molecular biophysics, explored the science of structural biology, discussed her transition from linguistics to bioscience, and explained what it taught her.
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In the Media
Quanta, February 1: Computer scientist Anima Anandkumar was quoted in "Machines Learn Better if We Teach Them the Basics."
Wired, February 1: CAEL director Claire Ralph was interviewed in "Layoffs Broke Big Tech's Elite College Hiring Pipeline."
The New Yorker, January 31: Astrophysicist Tom Prince was quoted in "What the Green Comet Tells Us About the Past—and the Future."
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