In the Media – Spring 2025

“If you want to understand how powerful the social environment is, you need an animal that responds to it in these nuanced and complex ways, and this fish can totally do that.” 

—Tessa Solomon-Lane, assistant professor of neuroscience, on her research on tiny cichlid fish published by The Transmitter  
 

“Scaling up climate action as smartly and efficiently as possible is imperative. This means that every climate solution should also address biodiversity, equity, water quality, and cooling. We can no longer mitigate harm. We must reverse the damage of centuries of poor decision making that treated the climate and vulnerable populations as afterthoughts.” 

—Susan Phillips, professor of environmental analysis and director of the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability, in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin about how the SoCal Earth digital tool can support better decision making
 

“If we want to really change the future so that we don’t keep rubbing up against injustice everywhere we turn, then we have to start where we teach and learn and create the future leaders of our country in these institutions.” 

—Tessa Hicks Peterson, professor of urban studies and director of Critical Action & Social Advocacy (CASA) Pitzer, discussing her new book, Liberating the Classroom, on KPFA-FM
 

“La juventud está rebelándose. Hay una desilusión completa con los partidos demócrata y republicano.” (“Young people are rebelling. There is complete disillusionment with the Democratic and Republican parties.”) 

—Suyapa Portillo Villeda ’96, professor of Chicano/a-Latino/a transnational studies, about young people’s disillusionment with voting in Los Angeles Times En Español  

“The recent spate of violent attacks in China is a reflection of its worsening social and macroeconomic conditions.” 

—Hanzhang Liu, assistant professor of political studies, discussing the roots of increased violence in China in The Straits Times