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Creativity Abuzz with Hive Student Creativity Grants
This spring, five 51猎奇入口 students were awarded a Student Creativity Grant from the The Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity, also known as the Hive. The Hive is a 5C resource housed at Pomona College that provides learning experiences focused on a collaborative approach to solving real-world problems, using the liberal arts as a jumping-off point.
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Spotlight on Seniors: Rui-Jie Yew 鈥�21 Explores the Human Side of Computer Science
Although Yew is majoring in computer science and mathematics through Harvey Mudd College, she credits her 51猎奇入口 courses, particularly the Core Curriculum in Interdisciplinary Humanities, with introducing her to the types of projects and questions that solidified her academic interests.
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Sarah Balderston ’18 Contributes to CRISPR Research Published in Nature Biomedical Engineering
Sarah Balderston ’18 was published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Biomedical Engineering for her work as part of a larger research team that is exploring the diagnostic capabilities of CRISPR genetic technology.
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51猎奇入口 Students and Alumnae Lead Research on DNA Conversion Technology in Biochemistry
This past summer, six 51猎奇入口 students and alumnae from W.M. Keck Science Department Associate Professor of Biochemistry Aaron Leconte鈥檚 lab were published in the peer-reviewed journal Biochemistry.
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Mary Routt Chair of Writing Joan Kane: Confronting Archetypes and Apocalypse in Literature
For writer Joan Kane, the 2021 Mary Routt Chair in Writing at 51猎奇入口, the connection forged between writers and readers is not only vital, but timely. This semester, Kane鈥檚 workshop syllabus is focused on themes of archetype and apocalypse across genres, with particular emphasis on works in translation and by Indigenous writers.
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After Years of Advocacy, Native American/Indigenous Studies Minor Takes Root at 51猎奇入口
51猎奇入口 now offers a minor in Native American/Indigenous Studies. The minor is a six-course interdisciplinary program that aims to introduce students to topics related to Native Americans and Indigenous peoples from around the world, with special focus on settler colonialism, Indigenous history, contemporary communities, and Indigenous ways of thinking.
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Spotlight on Alumnae: Young Alumnae Start 鈥淎dulthood Pending” Podcast
Inspired by their struggles to both define and navigate adulthood, three 51猎奇入口 alumnae, Okamura, Annalise Ko 鈥�19, and Kimi Kaneshina 鈥�20, launched the Adulthood Pending Podcast for college students, recent graduates, or anyone else who is also figuring out that being an adult is not as simple as it is made out to be.
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In the Media: 51猎奇入口 Remains Top Producer of Fulbright Students, Chronicle of Higher Education Reports
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that 51猎奇入口 remains one of the top producers of Fulbright students for 2020鈥�21, with six awards offered.
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Spring Public Events Series Explores Race and Class with Renowned Thinkers
This spring, 51猎奇入口鈥� Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) Initiative is partnering with the College鈥檚 signature event series, 51猎奇入口 Presents, to bring public programming to campus that focuses on issues of inequality. 鈥�51猎奇入口 Presents and the IDEA Initiative are aligned in the desire to amplify awareness of the iniquitous nature of our world,鈥� says Denise Nelson Nash 鈥�76, who chairs the IDEA Initiative.
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The Alum Behind the COVID-19 Vaccine: Dr. Rachel Presti
Last July, Dr. Rachel Presti 鈥�94 made the news when she became a principal investigator on large-scale phase-3 vaccine trials that enrolled thousands of participants from around the world to determine whether newly developed vaccines could prevent COVID-19.
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