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April 4, 2023

Anna-Louise Walton ’14 Uses Practical Interdisciplinary Skills in Music Composition Career

Professors in the music departments at both Scripps and Pomona College were instrumental (no pun intended) in affirming her passion for music, and their support helped give her the confidence to pursue a career in music. Her time at Scripps also equipped her with the practical skills necessary for a career in the arts; namely, knowing how to write.

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April 3, 2023

In the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses the Psychology of Successful Scams on ABC Australia’s All in the Mind Podcast

“We know from social psychology that people comply with authority,” Wood said. “. . . They did a lot to really leverage that credibility and authority.”

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At Sunlit Residency, Cándida Jáquez Conducts Research into All-Female Mariachi Band

” . . . we often are scrambling for time to really have the space to sit down and do something like writing,” Jáquez said of the residency.

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March 29, 2023

Nancy S.B. Williams and Allegra Liberman-Martin ’10 Co-Author Paper in Organometallics

Liberman-Martin, now an assistant professor of chemistry at Chapman University, was a thesis student of Williams during her senior year at Scripps.

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March 28, 2023

In the Media: Ashley Valdez Discusses Career Barriers with Yahoo! Finance

“Women apply to jobs at lower rates than men because they tend to think they must meet 100 percent of the qualifications in the job description,” Valdez said.

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Lara Deeb Discusses New Co-Edited Book on Sectarianism in Lebanon

The co-editors said they “decided to focus the volume on anthropology and history because we saw a potentially fruitful conversation to be had between these two disciplines.”

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March 23, 2023

In the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses Romance Scams with Business Insider

“Advances in technology, advances in crypto technology, having people isolated from third parties that might have been able to intervene, and less opportunity for affection all came together in a perfect storm,” she said.

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Ethan van Arnam Co-Authors Paper on Fungus-Growing Ants, Contaminants, and Antibiotics

“Animal hosts often benefit from chemical defenses provided by microbes,” the co-authors explain.

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March 22, 2023

In the Media: Claremont Courier Highlights Deaf West Theatre at Scripps Presents

The Claremont Courier highlighted Scripps Presents’ @Noon program featuring DJ Kurs of Deaf West Theatre.

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Through Hands-On Research, Scripps Students and Faculty Hope to Save the Birds

By tracking these birds, taking their measurements, and studying their behaviors, they’ll better understand what factors might be key to their survival as a species.

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