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July 10, 2020

Monet Massac 鈥�21 Explores US Haitian Identity in Summer Research Project

To understand how Haitian immigrants negotiated their identity on US soil, Monet Massac 鈥�21, granddaughter of Marie Massac, is embarking on a summer research project that explores how Haitian migrants from the 1970s鈥�90s navigate the racial terrain of the United States.

July 9, 2020

Empowering the Rising Generation of STEM Leaders

鈥淭he general population has these preconceived notions that leadership means 鈥楥EO, white, male, wealthy, and corporate.鈥� We鈥檙e trying to break down those notions and teach that leadership looks very different if we push down those barriers,鈥� says Vicki Klopsch, the executive director of the Laspa Center for Leadership, Scripps鈥� women鈥檚 leadership center, which has been bringing students to the PLEN seminar for three years running.

July 8, 2020

Fall 2020 Decision from the President

The Administration and Board of Trustees of the College have determined that our community can best achieve its mission and maintain safety by offering 61传媒classes online during the fall 2020 semester and a residential experience in spring 2021.聽

July 2, 2020

Laine Goudy 鈥�18 Explores CRISPR Technology to Tackle the Coronavirus

We know a few things for sure about SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19: It had likely been hiding in animals for decades prior to the current human pandemic, the course of the disease and the prognosis vary widely among individuals, and it鈥檚 incredibly difficult to destroy.

June 30, 2020

In the Media: Lara Tiedens Discusses the Psychology of Anger in the Washington Post

In the Washington Post, President Lara Tiedens, who has received numerous awards and honors for her research in the fields of social psychology and behavioral science, discussed the role of anger as an appropriate reaction to times of uncertainty. 鈥淏y being angry about something, you get to leave your feelings of uncertainty for a while and occupy a space and a sensibility of certainty and clarity and confidence,” she told the Post.

Jeannette Hunker 鈥�23 Keeps the Music Alive with Driveway Concert Series

Social distancing and shelter-at-home guidelines have affected every facet of life, from the shift to work-at-home to telemedicine doctor visits. But it鈥檚 in our communal rituals and celebrations where many people are feeling the greatest loss. 鈥淲ith the ban of concerts, graduation ceremonies, weddings, and other large social gatherings, most people feel a void in their lives,鈥� says Jeanette Hunker 鈥�23.

June 23, 2020

Focus on the Faculty: Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Diane Thomson

California鈥檚 wildfires are notorious for their power to wreak phenomenal damage and devastation. But when an accidental blaze burned portions of Claremont鈥檚 Robert J. Bernard Biological Field Station (BFS) in 2013, Professor of Biology and Environmental Science Diane Thomson and her students worked to generate something positive from the situation by collecting valuable data about the fire鈥檚 effects on the natural landscape.

June 17, 2020

In the Media: Sean Flynn’s Research on Healthcare Costs Highlighted in Wall Street Journal

A Wall Street Journal op-ed on healthcare costs featured Department of Economics Chair and Associate Professor of Economics Sean Flynn’s research on Singapore’s healthcare model and its applicability to United States.

June 16, 2020

鈥淨uick Bite of Art鈥� Summer Series

Since joining 61传媒as Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Curator of Academic Programs and Collections, Meher McArthur has been serving up 15-minute talks on a single work of art from the College鈥檚 permanent collection in her聽鈥淨uick Bite of Art鈥澛爈unchtime series of object-based talks. 鈥淓ven though we are all at home now, we can still get to know the artwork in the 61传媒collection,鈥� says McArthur.

In the Media: Jih-Fei Cheng Discusses the AIDS Epidemic as a Network of Overlapping Crises with The Body

Assistant Professor of Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Jih-Fei Cheng discussed the new book AIDS and the Distribution of Crises, which he coedited, with The Body. “AIDS can be thought of as a culmination of a certain historical moment, if we want to think about the 鈥�80s and early 鈥�90s,” Cheng said.