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Spotlight on Academics Series (page 4)


May 20, 2022

Anna Cohen ’24 Receives Critical Language Scholarship

Anna Cohen ’24, a public policy and politics major with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa and migration, received a Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) to study Swahili this summer.

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May 5, 2022

Daisy Achiriloaie ’24 Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

Achiriloaie has been awarded the most prestigious scholarship in the United States for undergraduates studying natural science, engineering, or math.

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May 3, 2022

Scripps Students Earn Library Undergraduate Research Awards

Alexandra Rivasplata ’22 and Ella Wasson ’24 each received a Library Undergraduate Research Award (LURA) from The Claremont Colleges Library.

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April 25, 2022

Spotlight on Seniors: Jess Maurice ’22 Advances Understanding of Animal Social Behavior

Jess Maurice ’22 presented her research on the social hierarchies of fish at the Southern California Animal Behavior conference.

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April 18, 2022

Scripps Students and Alumnae Earn Prestigious Awards and Fellowships

Several Scripps students and alumnae earned prestigious awards and fellowships that will provide them with opportunities to further their global engagement through projects, research, and education.

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November 30, 2021

Tia Blassingame Highlights Student Work in Parenthesis Magazine

In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Scripps College Press this year, Tia Blassingame, assistant professor of art and director of the Scripps College Press, highlighted student-created artists’ books in a series of videos for Parenthesis magazine.

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October 25, 2021

Scripps Research Tea Pairs Knowledge and Community

Each summer, Scripps College supports student research projects through the Johnson Summer Research Grant, the Scripps Undergraduate Fellowship in Environmental Analysis, the Racial Justice and Equity Fund, the Esterly Award, the Mellon Interdisciplinary Humanities Initiative, and the Arthur Vining Davis Student Summer Library Internship. Through these funding opportunities, students pursue faculty-directed research projects or conduct their own research with faculty endorsement.

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September 22, 2021

Scripps Celebrates Return to Campus, Promotes Community at Fall 2021 Convocation

Interim President Amy Marcus-Newhall officially welcomed Scripps students, staff, and faculty back to campus for a new academic year during the College’s virtual convocation on Monday, September 13.

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July 28, 2021

Spotlight on Academics: Isabela Harmon ’22 and Jessica Maurice ’22 Explore the Social Hierarchies of Fish

For years, neuroscientists have been asking the deceptively simple question: Why do animals behave the way they do? Isabela Harmon ’22 and Jessica Maurice ’22 are working with Assistant Professor of Biology Tessa Solomon-Lane to fill in pieces of this puzzle.

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May 10, 2021

Capstone Day 2021 Showcases Senior Research and Creativity

This year, Capstone Day took place online for the second year running, but the theses—which were nominated by faculty—had the same depth of intellectual inquiry and creative expression as ever.

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