Participant – Spring 2025
Volume 58 | Issue 1
Read the Story65,000 Feet of Science
With the opening of Nucleus West, Pitzer’s science program is rising to a whole new exciting level.
Features
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Codes of Life
Richard Ampah '25 studies cerebral palsy through the lens of biology, algorithms, and AI
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The Biology of Making a Difference
Dawn Barlow '16 is conducting research and analysis in the Pacific Ocean that is shaping policies to preserve vital marine mammals
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A Star-Filled Future
Scotia Rollins '25 explains why she has a passion for space policy and planetary exploration
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Faculty Distinctions: The World's a Laboratory
Recent faculty achievements include prestigious science grants, research in decolonial attitudes toward Russia, and much more
Ready for Science?
For 12 years, first-year students have been getting ready for their undergraduate career with an intensive, week-long summer program
Around the Mounds
Survivor: Claremont is a hit student club; the Pitzer Opportunity Grant aims to boost accessibility and affordability; new arrivals to campus include several sycamore and oak trees; and more
Take Five
Meet the new scholars in biology, mathematics, chemistry, and environmental science who joined our science faculty this academic year
Online Exclusives
Browse online-only content from the Spring 2025 issue
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Community Bookshelf
Great Reads for 2025
The PItzer community's latest literary offerings range from deep-sea mining and a folk music memoir to an exploration of universities as transformative places for justice and more
Commentary
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Letter from the President
Scientific training anchored in a humanities tradition offers a powerful response to the challenges of our times.
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Blasting Off
How our science dean's love of science launched at the same time as a history-making rocket
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Editor's Message
Interdisciplinary learning is a key to the undergraduate science experience at PItzer
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