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From the Archives (page 79)
Scripps Faculty Take Over WAMC’s Academic Minute
Scripps College faculty will be featured daily during the week of June 1, 2020, on WAMC Northeast Public Radio’s Academic Minute, a daily podcast dedicated to condensed updates on groundbreaking research. Hosted by Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, president of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Academic Minute features a different professor each day, drawing experts from top research institutions.
Read MoreFighting COVID-19 from Within: Cameron Statton ’16 Studies the Body’s Immune Response to the Coronavirus
As the coronavirus continues to spread in many US states, scientists the world over are feverishly searching for new ways to test, track, and treat patients with COVID-19. Cameron Statton ’16 is among those at the vanguard of these developing technologies, serving as the program manager for the Antigen Map Project within Microsoft Health NExT.
Read MoreIn the Media: State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 Advocates for Bill to Examine Tax Breaks, Los Angeles Times Reports
The Los Angeles Times reported that California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson ’71 is sponsoring a bill, SB 956, to assess tax expenditures—commonly known as “loopholes”—that are costly to the state treasury. If passed, the bill would authorize an economic research team to examine tax credits, exemptions, and exclusions to determine whether the expenditures are beneficial to the state.
Read MoreHope Springs Eternal: Graffiti Wall Artist Tori Smith ’20
Victoria (Tori) Smith remembers when she first came to Scripps: It was a campus tour in the spring of 2016, and she recalls being irrevocably drawn to the diversity of thought and style of Scripps students and to the unparalleled beauty of campus. “Part of the tour included a visit to Graffiti Wall, and I remember thinking, ‘Wouldn’t it be amazing if I could paint my class’s mural—if I could be a part of making Scripps history?’”
Read MoreCamille Frazier ’09 Wins Clarkson University’s Outstanding New Teacher Award
Camille Frazier ’09 received the 2020 Outstanding New Teacher Award from Clarkson University, where she joined the faculty as an assistant professor of anthropology in 2018. The award recognizes excellence in curricular development, student engagement, and classroom creativity within a faculty member’s first four years at the university.
Read MoreThe Back Story: Gallery Interns Offer New Perspective on Great Depression
Student interns at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery wear many hats. During their 2019–20 internships, Ludwig intern Annabel Lind ’22 and Turk intern Miriam Bankier ’20 helped organize the sprawling archives of the gallery’s permanent collection, assisted with the College’s 76th Ceramic Annual (the longest running ceramics show in the country), and curated their own exhibition from the collection.
Read MoreSnapshot: Class of 2020
A snapshot of how the Class of 2020 participated in academics, campus life, athletics, study abroad and global education, and the Motley.
Read MoreSummer 2020 Community Update from the President
As we close this academic year, I hope that this message finds you and your families safe and healthy. This extraordinary semester has challenged the Scripps community in unprecedented ways while also highlighting our strength and tenacity. As we reflect on our experience navigating the past eight weeks, I would like to share the following news and updates.
Read MoreHonors and Awards: Scripps Students Earn Awards and Fellowships for Global Engagement and Education
This spring, five students were named Fulbright awardees and an additional seven received prestigious fellowships, scholarships, and awards to pursue teaching and study across the globe.
Read MoreClass of 2020: Scripps’ 13th Annual Capstone Day Delivers Virtual Symposia
Since 2008, Scripps College’s Capstone Day has highlighted outstanding senior thesis projects. Nominated by faculty, senior presenters share original projects in a range of disciplines and media—the culmination of the thinking, writing, and research they’ve been working on towards their degree.
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