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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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The Academic Minute Podcast Takeover: Patrick Ferree
Associate Professor of Biology Patrick Ferree talks about “how certain chromosomes selfishly hijack reproductive development to gain a transmission advantage” for his episode of Scripps’ takeover of The Academic Minute podcast.
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In the Media: Stacey Wood Authors Article for The Conversation
Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology, coauthored an article for The Conversation about the growing number of reported fraud offenses in the UK and what can be done to combat the problem.
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In the Media: Stacey Wood Outlines Common Social Security Scams
In an article for NerdWallet, Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology, outlined four of the most common tactics used in Social Security scams.
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Ferrin Ruiz ’08 Balances Medicine and Dance
Ruiz credits her commitment to dance at Scripps for helping her stand out in a highly qualified pool of medical school applicants.
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Sarah Marzen Discusses the Physics of Opinions and Disinformation
“Chaos emerges when individuals actively work to fight their innate tendencies to favor information that confirms their original beliefs,” says Marzen.
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Science Department Empowers Elle Desmarteau ’26 to Pursue International STEM Research Projects
Her observational study documenting various species of mushrooms and fungi on the reserve identified more than 50 different species and added key information to the reserve’s ongoing biodiversity research.
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Scripps Faculty and Alums Coauthor Paper in Nature
Associate Professor of Biology Patrick Ferree, Emily Yuguchi ’19, Haena Lee ’18, and Salina Teklay ’22 coauthored a paper, published in Nature, on B chromosome behavior in the jewel wasp.
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Emily Wiley Selected as Fulbright US Scholar for 2023–24
Funding provided through the Department of State will support Wiley’s continued science education research on an international level.
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Aaron Leconte Receives Cottrell Postbac Award
The award is a post-pandemic initiative that supports research by undergraduate seniors working under faculty supervision for a year after graduation.
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