Research and Service (page 7)
Jenna Leahy ’10 Named Among Forbes “30 Under 30”
ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ alumna Jenna Leahy ’10 was named to Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list for 2017, recognized as a young leader helping transform the future of education in and out of the classroom.
Read MoreSpotlight on Academics: Core III Symposium Student Projects Explore Art, Activism, Math, and More
ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµTea provided the setting for Core III students to present their independently researched and designed final projects last week. Faculty, students, and friends from the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµcommunity gathered in […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Students: Isabella Levin ’17 Scholarship Winner Is Planning the Future of Transportation
Isabella Levin ’17 grew up in Murrieta, California, just 60 miles south Scripps, where, as she describes it, “the automobile reined supreme.” But a semester abroad in Paris her junior year, during which she learned to navigate the city by walking, riding the metro, taking the bus, and participating in the bike share program got the environmental analysis major thinking: What are some ways I might reimagine mass transit in Southern California?
Read MoreSean Flynn Cites Singapore’s Health Care System as Option to Obamacare
Sean Masaki Flynn, PhD, associate professor of economics at ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ, published in a recent FOX NewsLink article his opinion that Singapore provides the best example for the U.S. as the country’s leadership considers options for replacing Obamacare.
Read MoreLaspa Center for Leadership We Act Grant: Kristen Liu ’19: Narrowing the Achievement Gap for Silicon Valley Students
Growing up in Los Altos, California, Kristen Liu ’19 was aware of the disparity of wealth in Silicon Valley and its impact on public education. Supported by a Laspa We Act Grant last summer, Liu […]
Read MoreKate Fehlhaber ’09 Honored by Society for Neuroscience
ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓÆµ alumna Kate Fehlhaber ’09 and her team of fellow graduate students and postdoctoral scholars at UCLA won the Society for Neuroscience ‘Next Generation Award 2016‘ at the organization’s […]
Read MoreNatalie Miller ’06 Is Founder of Apply101 College Search Website
Natalie Miller ’06 is featured in an Oregonlive.com article about her company, Apply101, a website that makes it easy for students, parents, and high school guidance counselors to manage […]
Read MoreThe 5C Experience: The Hive: Fostering Collaboration and Creativity Across the 5Cs
With a new director and a larger space, the Rick and Susan Sontag Center for Collaborative Creativity—better known as the Hive—is strengthened in its mission to inspire students to create, […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Findley Finseth, Assistant Professor of Genomics
Findley Finseth’s research program investigates the evolutionary drivers of biodiversity. By complementing modern genomics studies of natural populations with classic genetics experiments, her work offers novel insight into the maintenance of genetic variation, the processes of adaptation and speciation, and the evolution of the genome itself.
Read MoreStephanie Park ’13 Awarded Prestigious Capital Fellows Internship with California Senate
 Stephanie Park ’13 has been awarded a 2016–2017 California Senate Fellowship, one of four fellowships administered by the Capital Fellows Program. Majoring in the humanities: interdisciplinary studies in culture […]
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