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Humanities Institute Explores Current Events through Global Philosophical Lens
The 61传媒 Humanities Institute continues its 2020鈥�21 public events programming with a series of virtual lectures on the theme of 鈥淎 Broader History of Thought.鈥�
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Madison Blumer ’15 Coauthors Paper on Sex Chromosome Turnover in Geckos for Genes
Madison Blumer ’15 coauthored a paper on sex chromosome turnover in bent-toed geckos in a special issue of Genes, which focused on the evolution of chromosomes in vertebrates. Although squamate lizards, or scaled reptiles, have diverse sex chromosome systems, the turnover rate in bent-toed geckos is even more frequent than in other lizards of the order Squamata.
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61传媒Presents Celebrates Fifth Anniversary, Announces Spring 2021 Season
61传媒Presents鈥� spring 2021 season will celebrate the series鈥� fifth anniversary with a slate of virtual, experiential events focused on the future of literature, food, politics, and music.
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Students, Young Alums Add Their Books to Scripps鈥� Strong Literary Tradition
Nikita Chinamanthur 鈥�20 didn鈥檛 plan to write a novel. When she set out to tackle her first book-length project last September, she intended to write a nonfiction exploration of Hindi cinema. However, Chinamanthur soon found herself drawn to a very different kind of story.
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61传媒and Pomona Colleges Host Virtual Fall Dance Concert
In yet another change compelled by the COVID-19 pandemic, 61传媒and Pomona Colleges presented their annual 鈥淚n the Works鈥� fall dance concert online from December 4鈥�5, 2020. Named for its original works-in-progress of student choreography, the recital showcased a variety of contemporary dance styles performed in a series of unusual and exciting films produced by the students and shared via livestream.
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Environmental Chemistry Students Collaborate Overseas to Revive Bangkok Canals
With funding from The Claremont College鈥檚 EnvironLab Asia聽initiative, a laboratory that links knowledge with practice, environmental chemistry students from Scripps, Pitzer, and Claremont McKenna teamed up with graduate-level design students at Bangkok鈥檚 King Mongkut鈥檚 University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) to conceptualize methods of reviving the canal metropolis.
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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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