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Sep. 13, 2024
Professor Diane Thomson Receives $345K National Science Foundation Grant for Climate Change Research
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Katie Purvis-Roberts Co-Authors Dynamic Urban Emission Displacement Assessment
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Professor Diane Thomson Receives $345K National Science Foundation Grant for Climate Change Research
Associate Professor of Chemistry Ethan Van Arnam and his lab have been awarded a three-year, $400,000+ R15 grant from the National Institutes of Health.
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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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In the Media: Chanah Haigh ’23 Explores Warehouses’ Impact on Nearby Residents in Fontana Herald News Op-Ed
“In Fontana and other Inland cities, city councils approve warehouse projects over community objections, allowing industrial uses to encroach on the lives and lungs of residents,” Haigh writes.
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For Anna Bagley ’22, Microbiology May be the Key to Cleaner Drinking Water
Anna Bagley ’22 is using microbiology to address one of the major environmental concerns facing our planet: water pollution. Bagley is working with Assistant Professor of Biology Pete Chandrangsu to research poly-γ-glutamate (PGA), a shiny, gooey substance that bacteria secrete to protect themselves from heavy metals like copper and zinc.
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Environmental Chemistry Students Collaborate Overseas to Revive Bangkok Canals
With funding from The Claremont College’s EnvironLab Asia initiative, a laboratory that links knowledge with practice, environmental chemistry students from Scripps, Pitzer, and Claremont McKenna teamed up with graduate-level design students at Bangkok’s King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) to conceptualize methods of reviving the canal metropolis.
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In the Media: Professor Branwen Williams Discusses Coral Bleaching Study with Newsweek
W.M. Keck Science Department Associate Professor of Environmental Science Branwen Williams was interviewed by Newsweek about a study that examines coral bleaching off the coast of Florida.
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