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Educators Connect Scientific Questions to Learning Goals at 2011 ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Institute
Emily Wiley, associate professor of biology in Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges’ Joint Science Department, successfully completed the 2011 ASM/JGI Bioinformatics Institute: Incorporating Bioinformatics Research in Undergraduate Education, which was held March 9-12 at ASM headquarters in Washington, D.C. She was one of 20 educators nationwide in the program this year.
Read MoreScripps Writing Program presents Santee Frazier
Award-winning poet Santee Frazier reads from his collected works at Scripps College on Wednesday, February 23 as part of the Scripps Writing Program. Sponsored by the Mary Routt Chair of Writing David Treuer, this free event begins at 5:30 pm in Vita Nova 100.
Read MoreEconomist Roberto Pedace Addresses “Minimum Wage Policy and Unemployment”
Associate professor of economics Roberto Pedace speaks on “Minimum Wage Policy and Unemployment Duration” at the Malott Commons Tuesday Noon Academy on February 22. The lecture is free and open to the public.
Read MoreLos Angeles Times profiles Scripps’s Ken Gonzales-Day
Art professor Ken Gonzales-Day and his newest exhibit, entitled “Profiled,” are featured in a recent article by The Los Angeles Times. His installation, which began while he served as artist-in-residence at The Getty Institute in 2008, focuses on the development of modern concept of race.
Read MoreCollege to Celebrate the life of the late Paul Soldner
Scripps College will celebrate the life of Professor Emeritus Paul Soldner, artist and innovator in the field of ceramic art, in Seal Court on the Scripps College campus on Saturday afternoon, January 8, at 4 p.m. Soldner died January 3, 2011, at his winter home in Claremont, at age 89.
Read MoreScripps College Receives Major NSF Grant for Neuroscience Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Scripps College a $411,008 grant to create a state-of-the-art laboratory for student-faculty research on human cognitive functioning using high-density electroencephalography (EEG) for recording brain activity.
Read MoreScripps College Academy Wins National Recognition from President of the United States
Scripps College Academy has been recognized as a 2010 Coming Up Taller semifinalist by the United States President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities for its innovative and successful academic enrichment program.
Read MoreAmy Marcus-Newhall Named Vice President and Dean of Faculty at Scripps College
Amy Marcus-Newhall has been named vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at Scripps College for a three-year term, to begin July 1, 2010.
Read MoreProfessor David Andrews Named Jean Monnet Chair
David Andrews, professor of international relations and Director of the European Union Center of California at Scripps College, has been named a Jean Monnet Chair by the Commission of the European Communities’ Jean Monnet program.
Read MorePerfect Harmony
Assistant Professor of Music History Charles Kamm discusses his influences and love for music with his alma mater’s alumni magazine.
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