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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.
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- Department of Natural Sciences
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Faculty AchievementsZuckerman Spars with NYT Columnist on Faith and Secularism
Pitzer Professor Phil Zuckerman and the New York Times’ Ross Douthat Tackled the Nature of Belief in a Recent Public Conversation
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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
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- Communications
- Department of Natural Sciences
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Faculty AchievementsWhen Professors Are Your Neighbors
Professors Fély Catan and Amanda Louise Johnson are Pitzer’s Faculty-in-Residence in 2025–26, and their goal is to cultivate a living-learning environment for students.
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- Division of Student Affairs
- Residence Life
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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
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- Department of Natural Sciences
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Faculty AchievementsNew Faculty in the Humanities and STEM Keep Their Eyes on Timely Issues
Pitzer College welcomes six tenure-track faculty for the 2025-26 academic year; the College also celebrates the promotion of several current faculty.
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Faculty AchievementsWashington Post Spotlights Keeley on Conspiracies
Professor of Philosophy Brian Keeley introduced conspiracy theories into the field of philosophy; now the Post asked for his help in understanding why these theories thrive in U.S. politics
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Faculty AchievementsHow an AI Bot Can Help Mental Health Workers
Pitzer Professor Marcus Rodriguez’s research team received a Claremont Graduate University grant to develop a bot to help early-career therapists remember foundational principles.
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Faculty AchievementsSeeing Concepts in Real Time: An Intercultural Immersion in Japan
Pitzer Professor Linus Yamane has facilitated the Tomodachi Inouye Scholars Program, a Japan-U.S. youth exchange program for students in his co-taught class Trans-Pacific Japan: Love & Money.
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Faculty AchievementsWhat Do They Think of Russia?
Pitzer faculty receive Department of Defense grant to study how Russia's war against Ukraine has impacted public opinion in the Caucasus and Central Asia.
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