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Scripps College History Professor Corey Tazzara Publishes Book on the Birth of Modern Free Trade
Corey Tazzara, assistant professor of history at Scripps College, recently announced his new book, The Free Port of Livorno and the Transformation of the Mediterranean World, has been published by Oxford University Press.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Leila Mansouri, Assistant Professor of English
This fall, four new tenure-track faculty members joined Scripps College, including two at the W.M. Keck Science Department. The Claremont Colleges also welcome one visiting assistant professor. As part of our ongoing series on Scripps’ faculty, the Office of Marketing and Communications recently sat down with Leila Mansouri, who joins the College as assistant professor of English.
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In the Media: Tyson invited to NPR to speak on sexual misconduct in Washington
Vanessa Tyson, assistant professor of politics at Scripps College, was invited to provide commentary on Wisconsin Public Radio following Monday’s news conference in New York by three women who renewed their allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump.
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Spotlight on Faculty: Ethan Van Arnam, Assistant Professor of Chemistry
This fall, five new tenure-track faculty members joined Scripps College, including Ethan Van Arnam, who is an assistant professor of chemistry at the W. M. Keck Science Department of Claremont McKenna, Pitzer, and Scripps Colleges. Van Arnam grew up in southeastern Connecticut and received his BA in chemistry from Bowdoin College in 2007. He completed his PhD in chemistry at Caltech in 2013, where he studied chemical interactions between drugs and their protein targets.
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Pedace Research Looks at Gender and Racial Biases on Hollywood Box Office Revenue
Research by Scripps College economist Roberto Pedace sheds light on why Hollywood films aren’t more diverse, as explained in recent articles in The Conversation and the Los Angeles Times.
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Spotlight on Faculty: James Garrison, Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies
James Garrison, a Consortium for Faculty Diversity Fellow and visiting assistant professor in the Intercollegiate Department of Africana Studies, began a one-year appointment in fall 2017 at The Claremont Colleges, with Scripps College as his home campus.
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Scripps College Professor Lahnna Catalino on Prioritizing Positivity
In a recent Vice article, Scripps College Professor Lahnna Catalino points out in her research on “prioritizing positivity” that structuring your day around activities that make you feel happy can boost your well-being.
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Professor Kevin Williamson’s Solo Show Lauded By LA Dance Chronicle
Scripps College Assistant Professor of Dance Kevin Williamson’s solo dance show Still or I’ve Been Choreographed received high praise from dance critic Jeff Slayton in his recent LA Dance Chronicle column.
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Biologist Melissa Coleman Featured in Current Biology Journal
Associate Professor of Biology Melissa Coleman is featured in the Oct. 9, 2017 issue of Current Biology about her work as a neuroscientist at the W.M. Keck Science Department of Scripps College, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer College.
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Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day on What the Murals of L.A. Say About Us
Scripps College professor of photography Ken Gonzales-Day was recently featured in a Press Play interview by Madeleine Brand for KCRW-FM radio, discussing his Los Angeles murals exhibit at the Skirball for PST: LA/LA 2017.
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