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President Obama to Appoint Pitzer President Laura Skandera Trombley to Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

Claremont, Calif. (December 20, 2012) — The White House announced today that Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley will be appointed by US President Barack Obama to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The Office of the Press Secretary also announced two additional key administration post appointments by President Obama: Ruth David and Maria [Read More...]
December 20, 2012
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Pitzer College Student-Athletes Earn Top Honors During Fall Awards Season

Claremont, Calif. (December 12, 2012) — Pitzer College student-athletes Jason Cox ’13, Alex Johnson ’13 and Erik Munzer ’13 have been recognized by regional and national organizations for being standouts following outstanding seasons in their respective sports. Cox was named to the Men’s Water Polo All-Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) First Team. He also [Read More...]
December 12, 2012
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Pitzer College Students Awarded Teach for America Fellowships

Claremont, Calif. (December 12, 2011) — Pitzer College students Stephanie Migdail ’12, Laura Silverberg ’12, Sarah Surrey ’12 and Elisha Whitman ’12 were awarded Teach For America positions for fall 2012. Migdail, an English & world literature major and economics minor, will teach in Las Vegas, NV. Silverberg, a double major in environmental studies and [Read More...]
December 12, 2012
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Pitzer College Assistant Professor of Biology Lars Schmitz Wins NSF Grant to Host International Exploratory Research Conference

Claremont, Calif. (December 7, 2012) — Pitzer College Assistant Professor Lars Schmitz has been awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to organize a “catalysis meeting”—an international gathering of world-renowned, multidisciplinary scientists who come together to focus on a major question in evolutionary biology. Schmitz teaches biology at Pitzer’s W.M. Keck Science Department. The NSF [Read More...]
December 7, 2012
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Pitzer College Professor of Biology Lars Schmitz Discovers Existence of Prehistoric “Sea Monster”

Claremont, Calif. (December 7, 2012)—Assistant Professor of Biology Lars Schmitz of Pitzer College’s W.M. Keck Science Department and a team of researchers have discovered evidence of the first giant marine predator to stalk the seas in prehistoric times. The predator appeared after the massive extinction event that practically wiped out life on earth some 250 [Read More...]
December 7, 2012
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Pitzer College Alumna Sissy Trinh ’96 Trains Teens to Speak Up to City Hall

Claremont, Calif. (December 7, 2011) — Pitzer College alumna Sissy Trinh ’96 founded the Southeast Asian Community Alliance (SEACA), a Los Angeles-based nonprofit organization that helps teenagers change their neighborhoods and change their lives. Established in 2002, SEACA’s mission is to “build an empowered Southeast Asian community through leadership development, education, advocacy and community organizing.” [Read More...]
December 7, 2012
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Pitzer College Student Nicholas Romo ’14 Receives Gilman International Scholarship and Freeman-ASIA Award to Study Abroad

Claremont, Calif. (December 5, 2012) — Pitzer College student Nicholas Romo ’14 has been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship as well as a Freeman-ASIA award to study in Beijing through the Pitzer in China program in spring 2013. Both awards are competitive national programs designed to increase global understanding by supporting undergraduate students [Read More...]
December 5, 2012
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Pitzer College Alumna Susan Celniker ’75 Honored for Pioneering Genetic Research

Claremont, Calif. (December 5, 2012)— Pitzer College alumna Susan Celniker ’75 has been named a 2012 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The peer-awarded honor recognizes distinguished efforts in the scientific and social applications of science. Celniker, who heads the Life Sciences Division’s Department of Genome Dynamics at the Lawrence [Read More...]
December 5, 2012
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Sagehen Water Polo Players Selected for SCIAC Honors

Claremont, Calif. (December 5, 2011) — Pitzer College student-athletes on the Sagehen Men’s Water Polo team were tapped for postseason honors. Jason Cox ’13 was named first-team All- Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) while Stephen Vint ’15 was named the league’s Freshman of the Year. Cox and Vint had key roles in leading the [Read More...]
December 5, 2012