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  1. Photo of Kai Bidell ’20
    Alumni Achievements

    Kai Bidell ’20: Saving the Planet Through Impact Investing

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    Combining environmentalism, economics, and social justice to fight greenwashing and climate change

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  2. In the Media

    CalMatters quotes Professor Susan Phillips about the detrimental effects of the Inland Empire’s warehouse boom

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    California’s Inland Empire has become home to a cascade of warehouses.

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    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California
  3. Student Achievements

    Pitzer Students Preserve a Rare Ecosystem on Campus

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    Two students collaborate with the California Botanic Garden and Pitzer’s Robert Redford Conservancy to preserve the Outback’s rare ecological habitat

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    Organization

    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California
  4. Pitzer alum holds a leaf while women elder looks on in Vietnam
    Alumni Achievements

    Pitzer Alumni’s Research Culminates in an Herbal Recipes Book

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    Research by alumni has culminated in an herbal remedies book with The Hive, Animals Asia, and the Traditional Medical Association of Vietnam. This book presents an alternative to bear bile farming that is harming bears.

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  5. warehouse takeover
    In the Media

    The Guardian cites Pitzer research and commentary from Professor Susan Phillips about the warehouse takeover in Southern California

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    Professor Susan Phillips cited in "The Guardian"

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    Organization

    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California
  6. Chanchanok Sudta stands in a jungle.
    Alumni Achievements

    Earthwatch Award Supports Pitzer Alumna’s Caterpillar Research in Her Hometown in Thailand

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    Chanchanok Sudta ’18 will work with young students and continue her international ecological research that was first inspired at Pitzer’s Firestone Center for Restoration Ecology

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    Organization

    • Department of Natural Sciences
  7. Yaquana Williams at a garden bed filled with leafy greens.
    Alumni Achievements

    Pitzer Alumna Pursues Social Justice Through Black Radical Farming

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    Yaquana Williams ’21 described how her study abroad and environmental advocacy experience at Pitzer equipped her to support healthy nutrition in her hometown

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    Organization

    • Office of Black Student Affairs
    • Study Abroad and International Programs
  8. An outdoor Pitzer College orange sign surrounded by cherry blossoms
    Alumni Achievements

    Pitzer Alumna Saves the Planet One Grocery Store at a Time

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    Pitzer College alumna Lily Simon ’15 made food and climate change the heart of her work

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    Organization

    • Department of Natural Sciences
    • Gold Student Health and Wellness Center
  9. An outdoor Pitzer College orange sign surrounded by cherry blossoms
    Faculty Achievements

    Professor Susan Philips quoted in Grist about her hopes for community health through warehouse moratoriums in the Inland Empire

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    Professor Susan Philips quoted in "Grist"

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    Organization

    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California
  10. A view of blooming california poppies in front of scott hall
    Faculty Achievements

    Professor Susan Philips cited in Reuters' feature story on Amazon warehouses' impact on air quality.

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    Professor Susan Philips cited in "Reuters"

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    Organization

    • Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California