News Releases (page 12)
Scripps College Olive Oil Receives Awards
This year’s Scripps College olive oil entries to the Los Angeles International Extra Virgin Olive Oil Competition yielded a Silver medal in the “light, delicate” variety of olive oil, and Bronze recognition for the bottle’s label design created by Scripps sophomore Mary Alexandra “Molly” Vaughn Antell.
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Barbara Bruner ’76: Providing 10 Years of Sponsorship for Carter Center Executive Briefing
In early spring, Barbara Bruner ’76 selected Grace Reckers ’18 as the Scripps attendee for the Carter Center Executive Briefing held in Atlanta this April. Bruner, a Scripps College Trustee, has funded at least one student a year to attend the briefing for the past decade.
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More Scripps Spring Newsletter Is Out Now
The latest issue covering the stories behind the Campaign for Scripps College is now available.
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Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day Named 2017 Guggenheim Fellow
Scripps College professor of art and photographer Ken Gonzales-Day is among 173 scholars, artists, and scientists from the U.S. and Canada who have been named a Guggenheim Fellow for 2017.
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Armstrong Team’s Poster Presentation a Winner
Scripps College professor of biology Jennifer Armstrong recently attended the 58th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in San Diego, CA, and reports that her students received recognition for best poster presentation by an […]
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Haley Wilhelm ’16 Named IES Study Abroad Ambassador of the Year
Scripps College alumna Haley Wilhelm ’16 was recently chosen among hundreds of IES study abroad students as one of the 2017 Abroad Ambassadors of the Year.
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Katherine Schwab ’76 Receives Distinguished Faculty Award at Fairfield University
Scripps College alumna Katherine Schwab ’76 was awarded the Distinguished Faculty Award at Fairfield University’s Annual Awards Dinner in New York City on March 30, 2017.
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Professor Martha Gonzalez and Quetzal Band’s Album Release Is Featured in L.A. Weekly
Scripps College professor and Chicana artivista Martha Gonzalez and band Quetzal launch new album and urge artists to “say something that means something” in the era of Trump.
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Pink Coralline Algae Holds Secrets of Climates Past According to Research by Professor Branwen Williams
Scripps College assistant professor Branwen Williams’ knowledge about how temperature changes and water chemistry affect sea coral was highlighted in a March 2017 article in Smithsonian.com magazine.
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Jessica Johnston is Two-Day Winner on Jeopardy! Quiz Show
Scripps College admission counselor Jessica Johnston was recently a two-day Jeopardy! winner, and credits her undergraduate experience as a women’s college student for her hard-won abilities and interests in history and politics.
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