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Spotlight on Students: Evelyn Chan ’25
Evelyn Chan ’25, a molecular biology major, describes her experience playing piano for Sergei Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 1 on March 2 and 3 and explains how music has benefited her life.
Read MoreThe Academic Minute Podcast Takeover: Patrick Ferree
Associate Professor of Biology Patrick Ferree talks about “how certain chromosomes selfishly hijack reproductive development to gain a transmission advantage” for his episode of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ takeover of The Academic Minute podcast.
Read MoreCarolyn Wu Kurtzig ’97 Appointed to East-West Center’s Board of Governors
Carolyn Wu Kurtzig ’97, who has served on 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Board of Trustees since 2017, has been appointed to serve on the East-West Center’s (EWC) Board of Governors.
Read MoreThe Academic Minute Podcast Takeover: Myriam J. A. Chancy
Hartley Burr Chair in the Humanities Myriam J. A. Chancy is the second guest for 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ takeover of The Academic Minute podcast. In her episode, she examines “how fiction can bring truth to the fore.”
Read MoreThe Academic Minute Podcast Takeover: Ken Gonzales-Day
Fletcher Jones Chair in Art Ken Gonzales-Day discusses how “photography can reveal many hidden things about the people who lived centuries ago” in the first episode of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ week-long takeover of The Academic Minute podcast, which features researchers from colleges and universities around the world as they update listeners on what’s new in academic research.
Read MoreMore Than Merchandise: How The 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Store Builds Community, One Design at a Time
The 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú Store’s student workers bring unique and creative merchandise options to the 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú community. Co-head managers Paola Ojeda ’25 and Syd Godwin ’26 and sales manager Isabella Ramirez ’26 discuss the collaboration integral to the store’s mission that enables its day-to-day operations.
Read MoreSpotlight on Alums: Sarah Izant ’15, CalEPA Deputy Secretary for Climate PolicyÂ
According to Sarah Izant ’15, the deputy secretary for climate policy at the California Environmental Protection Agency, her 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú education and The Claremont Colleges’ network of resources and connections were both invaluable factors in shaping her career after graduation.
Read MoreDouglas Goodwin on Photographing an Eclipse
Douglas Goodwin contributed an article for The Conversation about the best methods for photographing a solar eclipse with a smartphone.
Read MoreFormer Trustee Linda Davis Taylor on Financial Literacy
Linda Davis Taylor, former chair of 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Board of Trustees, wrote an op-ed for Fund Board Views on the importance of financial literacy.
Read MoreIn The Media: Stacey Wood Interviewed by The Atlantic
Stacey Wood, 51ÁÔÆæÈë¿Ú’ Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology, was interviewed for The Atlantic‘s newsletter about how scammers are leveraging increased social isolation among Americans to defraud rising numbers of victims.
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