Diana Vicezar PZ ’24 is representing Paraguay at Youth4Climate, a climate change conference organized by the UN. TSL caught up with Vicezar on Tuesday to learn more about what she’s been up to this week.
Tag: Keck Science Department
Pet platforms: Professional pup Dr. Isa improves student-teacher connection, student mental health
Keck Science professor Diane Thomson proudly presents Dr. Isa, a friendly pup that loves belly rubs, snowy adventures and posing for photos.
Construction of new Scripps Pitzer Science Center pushed back as CMC searches for science chair
Construction of the new 70,000-square foot Scripps Pitzer Science Center, which is expected to be completed by spring 2023, is set to begin later this spring.
Parking lot being torn down for Keck expansion won’t immediately be replaced
The W.M. Keck Science Department’s long awaited expansion will finally break ground next semester. But it’ll eliminate a critical parking lot for faculty and staff that won’t be immediately replaced, a spokesperson said.
CMC trustees hold off on Keck withdrawal due to inadequate fundraising, dean says
Claremont McKenna College hasn’t yet met the fundraising threshold needed to start its formalized three-year withdrawal process from the Keck Science Department, creating uncertainty about the plan’s timeline, Keck dean Ulysses Sofia told TSL.
Keckxit updates: CMC faculty backs decision, Pitzer receives $3 million donation
Claremont McKenna College’s faculty backs the school’s decision to leave its joint science department with Scripps College and Pitzer College.
Pitzer and Scripps host first joint Keckxit forum
Pitzer College and Scripps College’s student governments hosted a joint student forum on Claremont McKenna’s exit from Keck Science Department.
Teacher, student, and researcher: Susanna Barrett is a combination of all three
Susanna Barrett SC ’19 has always been interested in DNA. This love developed at a young age, when Barrett was able to engage in DNA research as a high school student. Now a senior at Scripps College, Barrett has spent her time on campus working on her biochemistry major, in
Students weigh in on ‘Keckxit’
When Bethany Reim PZ ’19 first heard about Claremont McKenna College’s decision to leave the Keck Science Department, commonly referred to as “Keckxit,” she thought it was a joke. After realizing the news was real, she felt a mix of emotions — fear, confusion, and betrayal. “I took it as
CMC to withdraw from Keck Science Department, create own department
Claremont McKenna College has decided to withdraw from the W.M. Keck Science Department to create its own science department, according to a Pitzer College administrator and multiple professors present at faculty meetings where the decision was announced Wednesday. Scripps College and Pitzer will continue to have a joint science program,