2013-14

Press Releases

Pitzer Professor Publishes New Research on Soil Dating Techniques

Colin RobinsClaremont, Calif. (February 4, 2014) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Colin Robins co-authored a paper about experimental soil dating techniques that could help scientists better understand climate change and how soils record temperature over time. “Testing the applicability of vacuum-encapsulated 40Ar/39Ar geochronology to pedogenic palygorskite and sepiolite” appears in the April 2014 [Read More...]
February 4, 2014
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Pitzer Professor Awarded Fulbright and German Exchange Fellowship to Study in Germany

Andrea ScottClaremont, Calif. (February 4, 2014) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor Andrea Scott has been awarded a joint German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and German-American Fulbright Commission fellowship, a selective program which accepts no more than 15 participants each year. Scott will attend the Summer Academy in Leipzig, Germany from June 14-28, 2014. Scott teaches academic [Read More...]
February 4, 2014
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Pitzer College Sociology Professor Alicia Bonaparte Selected for Summer Residency in Jamaica

Alicia BonaparteClaremont, Calif. (January 27, 2014) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Sociology Alicia Bonaparte has been awarded a 2014 summer residency by NLS, a new contemporary visual art initiative in Kingston, Jamaica. During the eight-week residency, Bonaparte along with co-awardee and artist Andrea Chung will develop a collaborative art installation, Catchin’ Babies, Colonizing Black Bodies [Read More...]
January 27, 2014
Press Releases | Sagehen Athletics

Sagehen Round Up for the Week of January 20, 2014

Basha Brulee-Wills ’17 returned from an injury to score a career-high 23 points against La Verne on Saturday (photo by Paul Messana ’17). .Claremont, Calif. (January 27, 2014) This past week in Sagehens Athletics saw the Men’s Swimming and Diving and Men’s Basketball teams both extend their winning streaks to eight, while this coming week will see the spring sports get underway with Softball and Women’s Water Polo opening their seasons on Saturday. Men’s Swimming and Diving improved [Read More...]
January 27, 2014
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Brazil and the Beautiful Game: Pitzer College Visiting Professor Discusses the National Impact of Soccer

David GoldblattClaremont, Calif. (January 24, 2014) — With the 2014 World Cup in Brazil five months away, Pitzer College Visiting Professor and international journalist David Goldblatt will speak about the South American country’s national identity and how it has been shaped by soccer. Goldblatt’s talk, “Futebol Nation: The Story of Brazil through Soccer,” takes place in [Read More...]
January 24, 2014
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Pitzer College Wins Grant to Launch Local and Global Student Psychosocial Well-Being Program

Claremont, Calif. (January 23, 2014) — Pitzer College has been awarded a $15,000 grant by the Bringing Theory to Practice Project to support the development and implementation of a new innovative program designed to engage students in local and global community-based projects that impact their psychosocial well-being. The program kicked off this spring and will [Read More...]
January 23, 2014