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Pitzer College Students to Present Scientific Research at National Conference

Brian Cohen PosterClaremont, Calif. (August 9, 2013)—Four Pitzer College students have been selected to give presentations at the Capstone Conference at The Ohio State University’s Mathematical Biosciences Institute (MBI).  Brian Cohn ’14, Jacob Enslein ’15, Julia Filo ’14 and (Yoni) Samuel Rubin ’15 will present findings from research projects funded by a $3.6 million grant from the [Read More...]
August 8, 2013
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Pitzer College Professor of Chemistry Awarded National Research and Teaching Honor

Pitzer Professor Katie Purvis-Roberts with student in W.M. Keck Science Department laboratoryClaremont, Calif. (August 5, 2013)—Pitzer College Associate Professor of Chemistry and Associate Dean of Faculty Katie Purvis-Roberts is one of seven outstanding undergraduate chemistry professors from across the country to receive the prestigious Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award. The award includes an unrestricted research grant of $60,000 to fund Purvis-Roberts’ research into air pollution’s chemical composition [Read More...]
August 5, 2013
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In Fragments, Pitzer Art Professor Reveals the Whole Picture

Reconstructed - Jessica McCoyClaremont, Calif. (July 31, 2013)—Pitzer College Associate Professor of Art Jessica McCoy’s latest show, Reconstructed, opens Thursday August 1 at the Square i Gallery in Claremont. McCoy is the gallery’s featured artist for the month of August. McCoy’s oil paintings often evolve from photographs she takes of a space, whether of a single room or [Read More...]
July 31, 2013
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Pitzer College Professor Timothy Justus Receives GRAMMY Foundation Grant to Examine Music, Language and the Brain

Claremont, Calif. (April 15, 2013)—Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Psychology Timothy Justus was selected by the GRAMMY Foundation for a $19,900 grant to support research that will examine how the brain processes music and language. Justus received one of only five scientific research grants given by the foundation this year. Justus’ research will explore the [Read More...]
April 20, 2013
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Pitzer College Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward Delivers Research Paper at Western Political Science Association Conference

Claremont, Calif. (April 3, 2013) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Political Studies Rachel VanSickle-Ward co-authored “The Battle Over Birth Control: Gendered Dimensions of Contraceptive Coverage” and presented the research paper at the Western Political Science Association’s annual conference “The Empires Strike Back!” on March 28-30 in Los Angeles, CA. “The Battle Over Birth Control” [Read More...]
April 3, 2013
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Pitzer College Assistant Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward Co-Founds Southern California Law and Social Science Forum

Claremont, Calif. (February 27, 2013) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor Rachel VanSickle-Ward has co-founded the Southern California Law and Social Science Forum. The forum’s inaugural conference, Law at the Fault Lines, will be co-hosted by Pitzer College and Pomona College on Friday, March 1. The Southern California Law and Social Science (SoCLASS) Forum brings together [Read More...]
February 27, 2013
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Pitzer College Professor of Sociology Phil Zuckerman Publishes Book on the Study of Religion and Society

Claremont, Calif. (January 17, 2013) — Pitzer Professor of Sociology Phil Zuckerman co-edited Studying Religion and Society: Sociological Self-Portraits, a book of essays written by leading experts in the field who explore how they approach and understand religion. In Study Religion and Society, Zuckerman and his co-editor Titus Hjelm examine why some of the most [Read More...]
January 17, 2013