Pomona alumni and scientist Katie Pollard was elected to the National Academy of Medicine for her groundbreaking work in biology.
Tag: Science
OPINION: Give humanities and social sciences a chance
While STEM subjects are great, the humanities and social sciences deserve to be recognized too, writes Zeean Firmeza PO ’26.
What the Keck is that noise? Construction on the Nucleus underway at Scripps, Pitzer
After a groundbreaking ceremony in May 2022, construction is well underway on the Nucleus, a collaborative endeavor between Scripps College and Pitzer College to expand the W.M. Keck Science Center which currently hosts both colleges’ STEM departments.
CMC breaks ground on Robert Day Sciences Center, a ‘quantum leap into the future’
As its first step toward doubling its campus, Claremont McKenna College hosted a groundbreaking event for the Robert Day Sciences Center on Sept. 30. Slated to open in the fall 2024, the new building will replace a baseball field at the southwest corner of East 9th Street and Claremont Boulevard.
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.
A career preserved in time: Fossil species named for Pomona Dean Robert Gaines
Pomona College Dean and Professor of Geology Robert Gaines now has a fossil named after him, one that he helped discover in 2018.
Despite rolling online, 5C Science Bus connects young students with experience in STEM
Even while online, 5C Science Bus provides elementary-aged students with opportunities to explore science topics through engaging, in-depth activities.
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.
OPINION: How going vegetarian can help fight pandemics
Although it may feel like COVID-19 came out of nowhere, the meat industry, among other human practices, created the perfect conditions for new highly infectious diseases to arise. Going vegetarian could help prevent a future pandemic, says Max Proctor CM ’22.
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.