Research and Service (page 7)
The 5C Experience: The Hive: Fostering Collaboration and Creativity Across the 5Cs
With a new director and a larger space, the Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity—better known as the Hive—is strengthened in its mission to inspire students to create, […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Findley Finseth, Assistant Professor of Genomics
Findley Finseth’s research program investigates the evolutionary drivers of biodiversity. By complementing modern genomics studies of natural populations with classic genetics experiments, her work offers novel insight into the maintenance of genetic variation, the processes of adaptation and speciation, and the evolution of the genome itself.
Read MoreStephanie Park ’13 Awarded Prestigious Capital Fellows Internship with California Senate
 Stephanie Park ’13 has been awarded a 2016–2017 California Senate Fellowship, one of four fellowships administered by the Capital Fellows Program. Majoring in the humanities: interdisciplinary studies in culture […]
Read MoreProfessor Vanessa Tyson to Offer Election Night Commentary at FOX-LA
 Vanessa Tyson, assistant professor of politics at 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú, will offer live commentary as an election-night guest in the FOX-LA news studio in Los Angeles on Nov. 8. Professor Tyson […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: Isabella Ramos ’17
Though students might know her for the matcha green tea Rice Krispies treats she often made as an employee at the Motley Coffeehouse, lately, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú senior Isabella Ramos has been up to a lot more than baking. These days, you won’t find her behind the counter at the Motley, but rather on a couch, finalizing plans for the weeklong Noh Theater Festival.
Read MoreDepartment of Justice Awards $749,998 to Claremont Colleges
Department of Justice Awards $749,998 to Claremont Colleges to Address Sexual Violence, Dating/Domestic Violence, and Stalking on Campuses The Department of Justice (DOJ) Office on Violence Against Women recently announced […]
Read MoreProfessor’s Work With Robomussels Helps Track Climate Change
Associate professor of biology Sarah Gilman has co-authored a paper that was recently published in Nature—Scientific Data about a team of multi-institutional scientists’ use of tiny “robomussels” that serve as a barometer for oceanic climate change.
Read MoreMellon Grant Supports Center for Teaching and Learning
The Claremont University Consortium has received a $1.5 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to establish a new Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) to help faculty members […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: SAS President Sneha Deo ’17
51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Associated Student’s (SAS) president Sneha Deo ’17 still loves 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú for the same reason that initially attracted her to the College four years ago. “I feel like 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú sets students up to be able to do all the things that make them happy and not have to choose between them,” she said.
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Nayana Bose, Assistant Professor of Economics
Nayana Bose earned her BSc in economics from the University of Calcutta in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and her MA in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India. She received her PhD from Vanderbilt University in 2015. Her fields are development economics, labor economics, and applied econometrics.
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