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May 7, 2024

Capstone Day 2024 Highlights Senior Theses

Scripps’ 2024 Capstone Day event celebrated the research and hard work that graduating seniors have dedicated to their theses and final projects in pursuit of their degrees.

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May 6, 2024

Stacey Wood Authors Psychology Today Piece on Scams

Stacey Wood, Scripps’ Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology, authored a piece for Psychology Today, “Why and How Impersonation Scams Thrive.”

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April 30, 2024

2023–2024 Academic Awards Earned by Scripps Students and Alums

As of spring 2024, six Scripps students and one alum have been named Fulbright awardees. An additional eight students and alums received prestigious fellowships, scholarships, and awards to pursue teaching […]

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April 22, 2024

Spotlight on Staff: Becky Kyles, International Student Advisor

In February 2024, Becky Kyles joined Scripps as the full-time international student advisor. “This role wears many hats, but I see my key responsibility as being a point of contact for international students,” she says. “It can be difficult for any student to know who can answer their questions.”

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Spotlight on Seniors: Kushnerniva Laurent ‘24 Empowered to Conduct Interdisciplinary Research

Kushnerniva Laurent ‘24 has always been interested in science and politics, and at Scripps she has found the perfect way to blend the two. An environmental analysis major on the science track and a politics minor, Laurent’s primary academic passion is Earth systems.  

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April 19, 2024

The Academic Minute Podcast Takeover: Sarah Marzen

Assistant Professor of Physic Sarah Marzen discusses how we can combat confirmation bias and polarization in today’s divided social environment in her episode of The Academic Minute for Scripps’ week-long takeover of the podcast.

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April 18, 2024

Professor of American Studies Wendy Cheng, Author of ‘Island X,’ Discusses Geographies of Race, Empire, and Resistance

Wendy Cheng, professor of American studies at Scripps College, published Island X in November 2023 with the University of Washington Press—a story that delves into the compelling political lives of […]

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The Academic Minute Podcast Takeover: Stacey Wood

Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology Stacey Wood discusses why society needs to overhaul its practices for dealing with fraud in her episode of The Academic Minute for Scripps’ week-long takeover of the podcast.

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April 17, 2024

EIN Presswire on Lynne Thompson ’72’s New Poetry Collection

EIN Presswire announced the publication of Los Angeles Poet Laureate Lynne Thompson ’72’s newest collection of poetry, Blue on a Blue Palette.

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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.

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