Pomona alumni and scientist Katie Pollard was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her groundbreaking work in biology.
Tag: Research
Galactic collisions: What Jorge Moreno’s research on dark matter can help us discover about making life better on Earth
Understanding the complexities of the universe? That’s a tall order for most people. But Jorge Moreno, an assistant professor of astronomy at Pomona College, isn’t just helping discover alternate forms of galaxies across the universe — they’re also using those discoveries to think more deeply about life right here on Earth.
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.
‘Librarians don’t sit around and read all day’: Behind-the-scenes with three dynamic Honnold Mudd Librarians
With responsibilities including researching, working on personal projects, assisting students, and advertising resources, the Honnold/Mudd librarians’ schedules are booked.
OPINION: APIDA face unique mental health issues
We need more support and research targeted toward APIDA communities, who suffer from greater mental health stigma and bicultural stress, argues Kenny Le PZ ’25.
OPINION: Stop brushing aside Big Pharma’s corporate greed and corruption
Our culture around science allows pharmaceutical companies to exploit us unquestioned, argues Sae Furukawa PO ’25.
OPINION: Pausing Spectrum 10K isn’t enough to support the autistic community
The Spectrum 10K study into biological influences on autism promotes harmful and disproven stigmas about autistic people and should be stopped altogether, argues Luciénne Reyes PZ ’24.
Pomona’s RAISE research program to replace SURP for second consecutive summer
Pomona College’s Remote Alternative Independent Summer Experience Program will again replace its Summer Undergraduate Research Program.
CMC Impact Program for recent grads gives a boost amid job uncertainty
Almost half of the 2020 senior class at Claremont McKenna College has taken part in the CMC Impact Program, an initiative launched to support graduating seniors affected by COVID-19’s impact on the job market. The post-graduate program provides stipends to support proposed projects from members of the Class of 2020
‘Bigger than ourselves’: CMC COVID-19 digital archive preserves history for future generations
Claremont McKenna College history professors created a COVID-19 archive to create an oral history and collect artifacts from the community.