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Caltech

/ ˈkælˌtɛk /

noun

  1. the California Institute of Technology
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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By the count of seismologist Lucy Jones, a Caltech research associate, Southern California has felt 15 independent seismic sequences this year, with at least one magnitude 4 or higher earthquake.

Caltech increased that figure to at least 20% for the last three freshman classes by addressing the real obstacles to socioeconomic diversity, which have nothing to do with legacy admissions — most importantly, by increasing its investment in financial aid.

The institution, originally conceived by Walt Disney as a sort of “Caltech of the arts” to nurture talent and creativity across artistic disciplines, opened its doors to students in 1970 but was soon mired in financial woes.

Caltech has retired a telescope atop the summit of Hawaii’s Mauna Kea following a cultural sea change in how people view land development on revered landmarks.

Luckily, a trustee at Caltech, which manages JPL, knew the U.S.

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