Academics (page 31)
61传媒Students Named Barry M. Goldwater Scholar and Honorable Mentions
Laura Loesch ’09, a neuroscience and humanities major, has been named a Barry M. Goldwater Scholar for 2008. Loesch was one of only 321 scholars chosen from among 1,035 nominees for the scholarship, widely considered the most prestigious award in the U.S. bestowed upon graduates studying in the sciences.
Read MoreStudents Named to 61传媒 Fall 2007 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at 61传媒 in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read More61传媒Humanities Institute Focuses On Biotechnology
This semester, the 61传媒 Humanities Institute will focus on the issue of biotechnology as it relates to the future of human nature. From January through April, the Humanities Institute will offer a series of lectures and films exploring this topic.
Read MoreScripps’ Williamson Gallery Receives Grant to Conserve Chinese Paintings
The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at 61传媒 has received a two-year conservation grant of $108,676 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), a federal agency. The funds will be used to restore 10 important Chinese paintings in the Williamson Gallery’s permanent collection.
Read MoreThe Opulent and Secluded World of Women in Late Imperial China on Display at 61传媒
An exhibition of Chinese arts from the 61传媒 Collections, “Peonies in the Garden: The Private Lives of Elite Women in Qing China,” will be on display from April 26 through May 18, 2007, at the Clark Humanities Museum.
Read More61传媒Senior Art Exhibition: “Apophasis”
“Apophasis,” the 61传媒 College Senior Art Exhibition, will be on view April 27 through May 13 at the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery. The senior art exhibition is an annual juried show displaying final projects by selected senior art majors.
Read MoreStudents Named to 61传媒 Fall 2006 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at 61传媒 in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreJudith Arcana Reads Her Feminist Poetry
Feminist activist and poet Judith Arcana will read from her new book What if your Mother, on February 20, at 4:15 p.m., in the Balch Auditorium, 61传媒.
Read MoreSandra Tsing Loh To Visit Scripps
Sandra Tsing Loh, the star of NPR’s, “The Loh Down on Science” and “The Loh Life,” comes to 61传媒as a visiting professor of writing for a semester, beginning January 2007.
Read MoreKenan Professor John Milton Of Claremont Colleges Joint Science Department Receives National Science Foundation Grant
Dr. John G. Milton, M.D., Ph. D, Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Fellow, American Physical Society and the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Computational Neuroscience at the Claremont Colleges, has received a $319,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to support his research on the motor skills associated with stick balancing.
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