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.
Tag: Science
Science as a Human Endeavor: Is science just a requirement?
Are the Claremont Colleges’ general education requirements doing enough to teach students scientific literacy? Columnist Gabriel Brenner PO ’26 discusses the value of a scientific education for non-science majors.
‘The politics of food and climate change’: Bringing agriculture into the climate conversation
At the Athenaeum on Sept. 16, Helena Bottemiller Evich CM ’09, editor-in-chief of Food Fix, delivered a lecture titled “The Politics of Food and Climate Change.” Evich stated that agriculture is crucial to the climate conversation but is underrepresented in U.S. climate policy. She attributed this to strong opposition from farmers and the meat industry.
OPINION: Don’t let imposter syndrome scare you away from STEM
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
OPINION: Don’t be afraid to study what makes you passionate
“What are you majoring in?” Lizette Gonzalez PO ’27 has advice about finding pride in one’s passion-driven major, despite people’s reactions to it.
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.
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.
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.