News Releases (page 39)
In the Media: Professor David M. Andrews Moderates Brexit Discussion
Professor of International Relations and Gabrielle Marie-Louise Jungels-Winkler Chair in Contemporary European Studies David M. Andrews moderated a teleconference discussion of Brexit for the Pacific Council on International Policy.
Read MoreTop Leader in College Athletics and Former Division I Tennis Coach to Head CMS Athletics
Erica Perkins Jasper, a leader in intercollegiate tennis, successful Division I head coach, and distinguished student-athlete, has been named Director of Claremont-Mudd-61传媒Athletics. Jasper is the chief operating officer of […]
Read MoreIn the Media: Professor Martha Gonz谩lez Discusses Bolero in La Opini贸n
Assistant Professor of Chicana/o Latina/o Studies Martha Gonz脙隆lez was profiled in La Opini脙鲁n about her upcoming performance at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes.
Read MoreMisinformed: An interview with Associate Professor of Philosophy Yuval Avnur
In our digital age, information is more accessible to more people than ever before. Yet one of the central concerns of public life is our susceptibility to the influence of bad information, whether in the form of fake news articles, doctored images, or manipulated video. Associate Professor of Philosophy Yuval Avnur comes to this dilemma as an epistemologist, interested in how we arrive at knowledge in the first place.
Read MoreFocus on Faculty: Sheila Walker, Professor of Psychology
Over the past few decades, the United States has become increasingly racially and ethnically diverse. However, within the discipline of psychology, studies of the lives of people of color in the U.S.鈥攅specially young women鈥攈ave been much too narrow, according to Professor of Psychology Sheila Walker.
Read MoreIn the Media: Professor of Economics Roberto Pedace Explains Study of Economics, US News
Professor of Economics and Chair of the Department of Economics Roberto Pedace was聽quoted in a聽U.S. News and World Report聽article聽on the types of jobs open to graduates with an economics degree.
Read MoreIn the News: Catherine Allen ’20 Named SCIAC Women’s Tennis Athlete of the Week
61传媒student Catherine Allen ’20 was named women’s tennis athlete of the week by the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.
Read MoreIn the Media: Associate Professor Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert Advises Moderation in Paraben Exposure
Parabens, the synthetic chemicals used as preservatives in foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, have been the topic of heated debate about whether they are linked to certain cancers.
Read MoreClass of 2019: Announcing Scripps’ 2019 Commencement Speaker: USAFacts President Poppy MacDonald ’97
Poppy MacDonald ’97, president of USAFacts and 61传媒alumna, will deliver the address at the 89th commencement exercises on Saturday, May 18, 2019.
Read MoreIn the Media: Professor Edwalds-Gilbert and Professor Weinberg Discuss Genetic Modification in Humans
Assistant Professor of Biology Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert and Professor of Philosophy Rivka Weinberg were聽quoted extensively in an article by Live Science about genetic engineering.聽According to Edwalds-Gilbert, the gene-modifying technology, CRISPR, offers avenues for finding cures for cancer and for locating and modifying the DNA that may lead to future disease in an individual.
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