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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.
Read MoreSavannah Chatman ’22 Is Part of Rice360 Global Health Design Award-Winning Team
Competing against 27 teams from eight countries, Chatman’s three-person team designed a custom-fitted urine collection cup and bag that can be discreetly worn under clothing.
Read MoreComputer Science Minor Emphasizes Interdisciplinary Connections
In response to increased demand from students interested in programming, website development, and artificial intelligence, Scripps launched a computer science minor in fall 2022.
Read MoreNancy S.B. Williams and Allegra Liberman-Martin ’10 Co-Author Paper in Organometallics
Liberman-Martin, now an assistant professor of chemistry at Chapman University, was a thesis student of Williams during her senior year at Scripps.
Read MoreKatie Purvis-Roberts Co-Authors Dynamic Urban Emission Displacement Assessment
“In reality, fossil fuel divestment is impossible due to its reliability,” the co-authors write, “but renewable technology can improve the built environment and air quality management in the city.”
Read MoreSarah Budischak Co-Authors Paper on Parasite Life Stage Diversity
This data provide context for both host infection risk and the persistence of adult parasitic assemblages, two contexts that are useful in predicting and preventing infectious diseases.
Read MoreChemistry Students Come Together for Annual “Dot-Off” Competition
“The Dot-Off turns studying chemistry from an isolated activity to this community of groups that loudly cheer for each other,” says Mary Hatcher-Skeers.
Read MoreScripps Students Present Their Research at Organismal Biology Conference
Scripps students presented their own ongoing research—an opportunity for undergraduate students to participate in the broader scientific realm.
Read MoreEmpowering the Rising Generation of STEM Leaders
“The general population has these preconceived notions that leadership means ‘CEO, white, male, wealthy, and corporate.’ We’re trying to break down those notions and teach that leadership looks very different if we push down those barriers,” says Vicki Klopsch, the executive director of the Laspa Center for Leadership, Scripps’ women’s leadership center, which has been bringing students to the PLEN seminar for three years running.
Read MoreFighting COVID-19 from Within: Cameron Statton ’16 Studies the Body’s Immune Response to the Coronavirus
As the coronavirus continues to spread in many US states, scientists the world over are feverishly searching for new ways to test, track, and treat patients with COVID-19. Cameron Statton ’16 is among those at the vanguard of these developing technologies, serving as the program manager for the Antigen Map Project within Microsoft Health NExT.
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