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Science Department Empowers Elle Desmarteau ’26 to Pursue International STEM Research Projects
Her observational study documenting various species of mushrooms and fungi on the reserve identified more than 50 different species and added key information to the reserve’s ongoing biodiversity research.
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Scripps Faculty and Alums Coauthor Paper in Nature
Associate Professor of Biology Patrick Ferree, Emily Yuguchi ’19, Haena Lee ’18, and Salina Teklay ’22 coauthored a paper, published in Nature, on B chromosome behavior in the jewel wasp.
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Emily Wiley Selected as Fulbright US Scholar for 2023–24
Funding provided through the Department of State will support Wiley’s continued science education research on an international level.
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Aaron Leconte Receives Cottrell Postbac Award
The award is a post-pandemic initiative that supports research by undergraduate seniors working under faculty supervision for a year after graduation.
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Nancy S.B. Williams and Allegra Liberman-Martin ’10 Co-Author Paper in Organometallics
Liberman-Martin, now an assistant professor of chemistry at Chapman University, was a thesis student of Williams during her senior year at Scripps.
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Ethan van Arnam Co-Authors Paper on Fungus-Growing Ants, Contaminants, and Antibiotics
“Animal hosts often benefit from chemical defenses provided by microbes,” the co-authors explain.
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Through Hands-On Research, Scripps Students and Faculty Hope to Save the Birds
By tracking these birds, taking their measurements, and studying their behaviors, they’ll better understand what factors might be key to their survival as a species.
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Katie Purvis-Roberts Co-Authors Dynamic Urban Emission Displacement Assessment
“In reality, fossil fuel divestment is impossible due to its reliability,” the co-authors write, “but renewable technology can improve the built environment and air quality management in the city.”
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Sarah Budischak Co-Authors Paper on Parasite Life Stage Diversity
This data provide context for both host infection risk and the persistence of adult parasitic assemblages, two contexts that are useful in predicting and preventing infectious diseases.
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Chemistry Students Come Together for Annual “Dot-Off” Competition
“The Dot-Off turns studying chemistry from an isolated activity to this community of groups that loudly cheer for each other,” says Mary Hatcher-Skeers.
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