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Expanded Eyesight, Not Limbs, Led Fish Onto Land 385 Millions Years Ago According to New Research by Professor Lars Schmitz
400 million years ago, fish made the evolutionary leap from water to land. How and why they did was the subject of a recent study by Claremont Colleges professor Lars Schmitz and Northwestern University colleague Malcolm MacIver.
Read MoreLucia Davis ’09 Takes Art Bus Project on the Road
Lucia Davis ’09 is preparing to embark across the Eastern Seaboard on a schoolbus that has been refurbished to present a traveling showcase of art and artists—it’s her brainchild, and she’s got the wheels to prove it.
Read MoreCatherine Collinson ’85 Provides Financial Literacy Advice Following WISER Hero Award Recognition
Catherine Collinson received the Hero Award for being “a champion for Americans who are at risk of not achieving a financially secure retirement.” She expressed gratitude for the recognition and highlighted the unique community at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú as a springboard for her career.
Read MoreAnnouncing the 2017 Commencement Speaker, Reshma Saujani
Dear 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Community Members, I am pleased to announce the 2017 commencement speaker, Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani. Saujani is an inspiration to our Class of […]
Read MoreGirls Who Code founder Reshma Saujani to Deliver 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s 2017 Commencement Address
Girls Who Code founder and CEO Reshma Saujani will deliver the address at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’s 87th Commencement exercises on Saturday, May 13, 2017.
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Emerita of Art Samella Lewis’ Work Is Featured Among Renowned African American Artists
The art of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Professor Emerita of Art Samella Lewis will be featured at The Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art at California State University, San Bernardino from […]
Read MoreRuth Chandler Williamson Gallery Lends Paintings to Carleton College
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú has loaned restored paintings from China dating to the Ming and Qing Dynasties (1368–1644 and 1644–1912) to the Perlman Teaching Museum’s Braucher […]
Read MoreLoralyn Cropper ’84 Appointed Northeast Regional Director of Coast Guard Foundation
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alumna Loralyn Cropper ’84 has been appointed as Northeast regional director of philanthropy of the Coast Guard Foundation, as announced in Boating Industry magazine. In her role, Cropper will work closely with Coast Guard units in the area to identify and fulfill education, morale and family support needs for U.S. Coast Guard members.
Read MoreVictoria Nguyen ’15 Publishes Scholarly Paper on New Microscope Design
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú alumna Victoria Nguyen ’15 is first author on a scientific paper, “The Design of a Cost Effective, Multifunctional Fluorescence Microscope,” recently published about a new type of research […]
Read More51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Announces Spring 2017 Season of “51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Presents” Public Events Series
Featuring luminaries Anna Deavere Smith, Ralph Nader, Chris Hayes, Eugenia Cheng, plus extraordinary contemporary writers Sarah Manguso, Jade Chang, Elif Batuman, Jami Attenberg, and MacArthur Genius Fellow Maggie Nelson and […]
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