From refugee and humanitarian crises to cyber security issues, our society faces more challenges than ever before. To tackle these modern challenges, we need modern solutions — and oftentimes, science has the answer. The number of women in STEM has been steadily increasing, with a 31 percent increase between 2011
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Back to her roots: Aashna Saraf PO ’21 creates award-winning learning app for Indian children
With her award-winning educational app Root, Aashna Saraf PO ’21 did the math and got a two-for-one deal: help children in India improve their numeracy skills and complete her psychology thesis.
Petition calls to remove Millikan’s name from Pomona lab, citing eugenics promotion, racism and sexism
Nearly a thousand 5C students, faculty and alumni have signed a petition to remove Robert Millikan’s name from Pomona’s Millikan Laboratory.
Increase In Pomona STEM Majors Prompts Concern From Humanities, Social Sciences
Science, technology, engineering, and math degrees have been all the rage at Pomona College the past several years. In 2005, STEM degrees made up less than 30 percent of all majors completed, and the arts and humanities was the most popular division at roughly 30 percent, according to Pomona’s Office