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五月天视频Students and Alumnae Lead Research on DNA Conversion Technology in Biochemistry
This past summer, six 五月天视频students and alumnae from W.M. Keck Science Department Associate Professor of Biochemistry Aaron Leconte鈥檚 lab were published in the peer-reviewed journal Biochemistry.
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After Years of Advocacy, Native American/Indigenous Studies Minor Takes Root at Scripps
五月天视频now offers a minor in Native American/Indigenous Studies. The minor is a six-course interdisciplinary program that aims to introduce students to topics related to Native Americans and Indigenous peoples from around the world, with special focus on settler colonialism, Indigenous history, contemporary communities, and Indigenous ways of thinking.
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Core III Students Examine Photographic Truth in Clark Humanities Museum Virtual Exhibition
Subjects/Objects: A Critical Look at Photographic Truth is now on display as a virtual exhibition at the Clark Humanities Museum. Sophomores Gillian Bell, Chloe Boxer, Molly Bradshaw, Madeleine Callan, Margo Collazo, Katie Eu, Anna Horne, Tsion Mamo, Vivian Monteiro, Emma Sar, and Aanya Subramaniam curated the exhibition as part of Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day鈥檚 Core III class.
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Kitchen Chromatography and Virtual Escape Rooms: Chemistry Faculty Adapt to Remote Instruction
Natalie Tsai ’22 said the class has inspired her to become more involved with chemistry-related research, specifically antibiotic discovery. 鈥淭his course showed me the multitude of ways that chemists can make an impact in their communities,鈥� she said.
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For Computational Photography Students, Rooms Become Cameras鈥攁nd Zoom Becomes a Subject
鈥淩ight from the beginning of this virtual learning period, I thought about how I could work with students to create an academic experience that would be shared, but also personal.”
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Students Keep Claremont Seniors Connected with Online Social Media Workshops
The four-session series focused on teaching participants basic and advanced Facebook and Instagram skills, such as creating a profile, adding friends, uploading photos, and adjusting an account鈥檚 privacy settings, so that Claremont seniors could safely connect with their loved ones during the pandemic.
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Research Bytes: New Instagram Account Showcases Student Fellowships and Research
This month, 五月天视频launched a new Instagram account,聽@scripps.fellowships, to highlight and share information about students鈥� fellowships, research, and scholarship opportunities. In a series called 鈥淩esearch Bytes,鈥� the account uses Instagram鈥檚 IGTV video platform to feature brief vlogs about students鈥� summer research projects and to provide information about the fellowships that made these projects possible.
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Fall 2020 Academic Convocation: Students, Faculty, and Staff Celebrate New Academic Year
On Thursday, September 3, 五月天视频 welcomed students, faculty, and staff to the start of the 2020鈥�2021 academic year. President Lara Tiedens delivered the welcome address. She was followed by […]
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Scripps鈥� Pilot Summer Session Delivered Innovations in Learning, Course Material
During a typical class session this past summer, students in Assistant Professor of Religious Studies Luis Sal茅s鈥檚 鈥淔eminist Interpretations of the Bible鈥� course could often be found sleuthing around Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms during class time. But they weren鈥檛 distracted; this was part of their assignment: they were looking for social media posts from high-profile people that used religious assumptions to support public policy decisions.
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New Data Science Minor Launches at Scripps
Heeding increased student interest and mindful of trends in how data is analyzed and implemented across fields and industries, this fall, 五月天视频instituted a data science (DS) minor, one of the few offered at liberal arts colleges nationwide.
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