Pitzer News

Alumni Achievements

Kai Bidell ’20: Saving the Planet Through Impact Investing

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

News Topics

• Climate & Environment

In the Media

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

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

News Topics

• Climate & Environment
• Faculty

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California

Student Achievements

Pitzer Students Preserve a Rare Ecosystem on Campus

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

News Topics

• Climate & Environment
• Sustainability

Organization

• Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California

Alumni Achievements

Pitzer Alumni’s Research Culminates in an Herbal Recipes Book

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.

News Topics

• Alumni
• Climate & Environment

In the Media

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

News Topics

• Climate & Environment
• Media
• Faculty

Alumni Achievements

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

News Topics

• Alumni
• Education
• Climate & Environment

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences

Alumni Achievements

Pitzer Alumna Pursues Social Justice Through Black Radical Farming

News Topics

• Alumni
• Climate & Environment
• Study Abroad

Organization

• Office of Black Student Affairs
• Study Abroad and International Programs

Alumni Achievements

Pitzer Alumna Saves the Planet One Grocery Store at a Time

News Topics

• Alumni
• Climate & Environment
• Health

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences
• Gold Student Health and Wellness Center

Faculty Achievements

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

News Topics

• Faculty
• Health
• Climate & Environment

Organization

• Gold Student Health and Wellness Center

Faculty Achievements

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

News Topics

• Climate & Environment

Organization

• Department of Natural Sciences