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Scripps Magazine Focus on the Faculty: Tessa Solomon-Lane
By Madeleine Nakamura Originally published in the spring 2024 issue of Scripps magazine For Tessa Solomon-Lane, assistant professor of neuroscience, her early-career realization that she could go into scientific research […]
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The Nucleus, Scripps and Pitzer’s State-of-the-Art Science Center, Officially Opens
By Emily Glory Peters After more than a decade of planning and two years of construction, the dust cleared this fall for the official opening of The Nucleus, a new […]
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Ethan Van Arnam Awarded Grant from National Institutes of Health
Associate Professor of Chemistry Ethan Van Arnam and his lab have been awarded a three-year, $400,000+ R15 grant from the National Institutes of Health.
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Stacey Wood’s Psychology Today Article on Fake Job Scams
In her Psychology Today article, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology Stacey Wood discusses the rising number of scams targeting college students with fake job offers.
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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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