Pitzer News
Scroll down to see the latest Pitzer College news and updates
Visit the Office of CommunicationsFind a News Article
Showing 10 of 21 news articles
Currently selected filters
-
Faculty AchievementsFireflies & Medicine: Professor Aaron Leconte Awarded $503,298 NIH Grant
Aaron Leconte and his students in the Department of Natural Sciences of Pitzer and Scripps Colleges are researching a firefly enzyme’s potential as a biotech tool for human health.
News Topics
Organization
- Department of Natural Sciences
-
Faculty AchievementsFighting the Superbugs: DNS’ Sierra Williams Awarded $457,000 NIH Grant
Williams and her students will explore alternative ways to combat drug-resistant bacteria
News Topics
Organization
- Communications
- Department of Natural Sciences
-
College NewsTwenty Years in Costa Rica
This year marks a milestone for the Firestone Center, which puts students at the forefront of restoring the Costa Rican forests and the habitats of the animals who call them home
News Topics
Organization
- Study Abroad and International Programs
- Department of Natural Sciences
-
ResearchFaculty Awarded $446,000 NSF Grant for Student Research
The grant will support teams of Pitzer-Scripps student researchers in summer research about Bangkok's canal system
News Topics
Organization
- Department of Natural Sciences
-
Faculty AchievementsInnovating in Chemistry: Wenzel Lab Awarded $250,000 NSF Grant
The award will support several student researchers in a project aimed at unlocking inexpensive ways to develop critically important chemical compounds
News Topics
Organization
- Department of Natural Sciences
-
The Participant MagazineNew Participant Issue Experiments in Scientific Curiosity
From cracking the codes of life to the biology of making a difference, the spring 2025 magazine showcases the Pitzer science experience and the opening of an exciting new facility, Nucleus West.
News Topics
- General News
- Science
- Biology
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Climate & Environment
- Environmental Analysis
Organization
- Department of Natural Sciences
-
Faculty AchievementsProfessor Ethan Van Arnam Awarded NIH Grant to Seek Disease-Fighting Molecules
Ethan Van Arnam and his lab have been awarded a three-year, $400,000+ R15 grant from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Institute of General Medical Sciences.
News Topics
Organization
- Department of Natural Sciences
-
Faculty AchievementsProfessor Tessa Solomon-Lane Awarded CAREER Grant by National Science Foundation
Solomon-Lane’s CAREER grant, titled Early-Life Social Environments Drive Behavioral and Neural Mechanisms of Development, will fund a five-year research project beginning in May 2024.
News Topics
Organization
- Department of Natural Sciences
-
Student AchievementsAfter Two NSF Fellowships, Teo Cooper ’24 Seeks to Balance People and Nature
After studying plants at Harvard this summer, a student recalls the racial justice series that brought them to Pitzer and looks ahead to studying abroad in Southern Africa.
News Topics
Organization
- Department of Natural Sciences
-
College NewsNucleus Rising: Pitzer and Scripps’ New Science Building
Pitzer and Scripps colleges expand opportunities and resources for students in the Department of Natural Sciences with The Nucleus building’s construction
News Topics
Organization
- Department of Natural Sciences