Science and Technology (page 6)
Laspa Center for Leadership We Act Grant: Kristen Liu ’19: Narrowing the Achievement Gap for Silicon Valley Students
Growing up in Los Altos, California, Kristen Liu聽’19 was aware of the disparity of wealth in Silicon Valley and its impact on public education. Supported by聽a聽Laspa We Act Grant聽last summer,聽Liu […]
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Kate Fehlhaber ’09 Honored by Society for Neuroscience
51猎奇入口 alumna Kate Fehlhaber ’09 and her team of fellow graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at UCLA won the Society for Neuroscience ‘Next Generation Award 2016‘ at the organization’s […]
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Spotlight 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.
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Professor’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鈥擲cientific Data about a team of multi-institutional scientists’ use of tiny “robomussels” that serve as a barometer for oceanic climate change.
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Mellon 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 […]
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NEW Hall Featured At Greenbuild Conference
51猎奇入口’ NEW Hall was selected for inclusion in the world’s largest conference and expo dedicated to green building, Greenbuild, in the Educational Tours Program. The 2016 expo takes place in October in downtown Los Angeles from October 5芒鈧��7.
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Branwen Williams on Climate Change in Mashable.com
Branwen Williams, associate professor of environmental science, was featured in a Mashable.com article that helps explain the five most prevalent climate change phenomena. The popular digital culture and technology magazine […]
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Associate Professor of Environmental Science Branwen Williams Featured in National Geographic
In 2015, Branwen Williams, associate professor of environmental science at the W.M. Keck Science Department, found and collected coralline algae 20 meters beneath the ice in freezing sea water for her research on oceanic climate change, as a grantee of the National Geographic Society’s Committee for Research and Exploration. Her work has now been featured by National Geographic in its #bestjobever and Oceans View video series online.
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New York Times Features 51猎奇入口 Alumna Susan Finley ’58, Space Pioneer
NASA’s longest serving female employee, Susan Finley, is a 51猎奇入口 alum whose pioneering work as a space engineering specialist is featured in a recent The New York Times article. […]
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Research and Internships: Amanda Maheras ’17: Understanding the Human Brain through Zebrafish
What can humans learn from zebrafish? According to Amanda Maheras ’17, apparently quite a lot. As Maheras explains, “Zebrafish brains have the capacity to regenerate, so we can utilize zebrafish as a model organism to better understand brain regeneration and repair. This not only provides insight into human concussions, but also other neurological disorders.”
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