Eating isn’t just essential to our survival — it’s engrained in our social, cultural and political worlds. In this compilation of articles, students from BIOL 183: Nutritional Biology go behind the issues that affect our bodily and mental health.
Tag: Biology
Claremont Characters: Simon Leonard is a fun guy who loves fungi
Simon Leonard PO ’29 is six foot eight, learning Indonesian and fascinated with fungi. For the latest edition of “Claremont Characters,” Ila Assegaf PO ’28 profiles Leonard.
Science as a Human Endeavor: A professor’s call to humanize science education
Many students enter into science majors out of curiosity about our world and their place in it. Gabriel Brenner PO ’26 discusses recentering scientific learning around human experience, and physics professor Elijah Quetin’s efforts to do just that.
Science as a Human Endeavor: How biophysics is pushing the boundaries of science
At Pomona College’s McCluskey Lab, biophysicists are working together to uncover the forces that govern life using lasers, microscopes and a whole lot of collaboration. Columnist Gabriel Brenner PO ’26 explores how biophysics is shaping the future of science: a future that’s interdisciplinary and anything but solitary.
Algorithms and organisms: Ken Rinaldo’s artistic exploration of technology and living systems
Ken Rinaldo, a celebrated artist, spoke at the Benton Museum of Art on Nov. 17 about his bio-art works, which meld technological and natural realms to analyze and amplify living systems. His work included robotic art installations and sound sculptures. His work addresses biological concerns and envisions interspecies and trans-species communication. The talk concluded with a workshop where participants created microbial self-portraits.
Scientist Katie Pollard PO ’95 nationally recognized for groundbreaking biology research
Pomona alumni and scientist Katie Pollard was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her groundbreaking work in biology.
Keck professor’s sea monster discovery sheds light on marine evolution
CMC professor Lars Schmitz discovered a new gigantic species of dinosaur-era marine reptile as part of a Keck-funded team.
Buzzing with excitement: Sofia Dartnell PO ’22 awarded esteemed Gates Cambridge scholarship
Sofia Dartnell PO ’22 has always had a bee in her bonnet about studying insects. After graduation, she’ll take her passion for pollinators across the pond thanks to the Gates Cambridge Scholarship, which provides a full-cost scholarship to the University of Cambridge.
Hatching a plan: Pomona’s ‘Bird Strike’ team calls attention to bird-window collisions
Pomona College Professor of Biology Nina Karnovsky is crying fowl about an overlooked issue in the avian world—up to a billion birds in North America die from flying into windows each year and Pomona College is no different.
OPINION: Gene editing is not the villain
Gene editing can improve our lives in multiple ways if used under strict regulation, argues Leah Voudouri PO ’24.