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Stories of Impact

Career Advising

Gift in Memory of Alumnus Supports Career Readiness Programs

New gift honors Jesse Grodnik's (BS '66) deep connection to Caltech and the mentorship he found there.

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Vladimir Fedorov and Jean Wang standing facing camera with tropical trees in the background.

Co-Curricular Experience

Fostering Connection for Graduate Students

Through estate planning, Antony "Tony" Bakke (PhD ’78) is helping to link graduate students to everything that makes the Caltech community special.

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Vladimir Fedorov and Jean Wang standing facing camera with tropical trees in the background.

Co-Curricular Experience

Alumni Establish Ingenuity SURF to Support Research that Could Lead to the Unexpected

Vladimir Fedorov (BS ’01, MS ’01) and Jean Wang (BS ’01) look to provide undergraduates with the same opportunities that proved foundational to their own careers.

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Sukhada Fadnavis with her parents and then Caltech President Jean-Lou Chameau at graduation.

Co-Curricular Experience

Alumna Endows SURF to Honor Parents

Sukhada Fadnavis' parents gave her the freedom to explore, which took her from India to Caltech. Now she's giving other students the opportunity to chart their own course by endowing a summer undergraduate research fellowship.

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William Yang stands in front of American Astronomical Society conference backdrop smiling at camera.

Undergrad Scholarships

Crossing Continents to Connect with the Science Community

Just halfway through a bachelor's degree in physics, William Yang has presented his black hole research in Washington, D.C., and is studying abroad at Cambridge—demonstrating the international impact of Caltech scholarships.

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