2015-16

Press Releases

Pitzer Students Lekha Jandhyala ’16 and Anna Nichols ’16 to Conduct Globe-Trotting Research with Watson Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (March 31, 2016)—Pitzer College seniors Lekha Jandhyala ’16 and Anna Nichols ’16 have been awarded 2016-17 Thomas J. Watson Fellowships. The $30,000 one-year fellowships support college seniors with unique independent study projects outside of the US. Both Jandhyala and Nichols proposed creative, trans-national projects that will take them around the globe. Lekha Jandhyala [Read More...]
March 31, 2016
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Professors and Pitzer Alumnus Publish First Research of its Kind on Reptiles that Chemically Lure Prey

Claremont, Calif. (March 30, 2016)—A team of professors and a Pitzer College alumnus have conducted groundbreaking research that shows reptiles are not just hunting prey, but luring them by actively using chemical compounds. This interdisciplinary research team—consisting of Pitzer College Interim President and Professor of Chemistry Thomas Poon, Pitzer alumnus Matthew Ward ’11, Interim Dean [Read More...]
March 30, 2016
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Pitzer Student Elizabeth Weinlein ’17 to Master Chinese with State Department Critical Language Scholarship

Claremont, Calif. (March 30, 2016)—Pitzer College student Elizabeth Weinlein ’17 has been awarded a US Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to undertake intensive language study in China in summer of 2016. The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) is a fully funded summer language and cultural immersion program that aims to expand the number of Americans [Read More...]
March 30, 2016
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Pitzer Professor Roberta Espinoza Recognized for Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives at the 7Cs

Claremont, Calif. (March 24, 2016)—The Claremont 7Cs Diversity Working Group has awarded Pitzer College Professor Roberta Espinoza its inaugural Claremont Colleges Diversity Teaching Award. The award honors innovative activities and programs that address issues related to diversity and inclusion in higher education. Espinoza will be recognized at a Claremont Colleges Consortium-wide event on Friday, April [Read More...]
March 24, 2016
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Pitzer Student Antonio Godoy ’18 Presents Atmospheric Chemistry Research at National Scientific Meeting

Claremont, Calif. (March 11, 2016)—Pitzer College student Antonio Godoy ’18 will present recent research findings on the atmospheric impact of a form of carbon sequestration at the American Chemical Society Spring 2016 National Meeting, held in San Diego from March 13-17. For more than a year, Godoy has been working with Professor of Chemistry and [Read More...]
March 11, 2016
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Pitzer Professor Awarded Prestigious Fellowship to Help Shape Asian-Pacific Environmental Policies with US State Department

Claremont, Calif. (March 10, 2016)—Pitzer College Professor Kathleen Purvis-Roberts has been awarded a 2016-17 Jefferson Science Fellowship (JSF), a program run by the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine. One of only 12 academic scientists, engineers and physicians from US institutions of higher learning to be selected this year, Purvis-Roberts will work at the [Read More...]
March 10, 2016