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Biology Professor Jennifer Armstrong Receives $450,000 NSF Grant
Associate Professor of Biology Jennifer Armstrong received a $450,000 three-year grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research chromosome structure and gene expression. Armstrong teaches at the W.M. Keck Science Department of Pitzer College, Claremont McKenna College and ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾.
Read MoreBridging the Generation Gap
As fourth-generation students, Mary Chawaga ’17 and Robin Ossentjuk ’17 have already been part of the ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ family for more than 80 years.
Read MoreClaremont Concert Orchestra Observes 10th Anniversary of ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Performing Arts Center
The Claremont Concert Orchestra and the Claremont Chorale celebrate the 50th anniversary of Garrison Theater and the 10th anniversary of the ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Performing Arts Center by performing Beethoven’s “Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125” at 8 p.m. on Dec. 14 and at 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 in Garrison Theater of the ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Performing Arts Center, 241 E. 10th St. This event is free and open to the public.
Read MoreSeven Andy Warhol Prints Gifted to ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾
Following Andy Warhol’s lead, the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. continues to surprise and delight. In 2008, ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ received an astonishing gift of 150 Warhol works, including 50 silver gelatin prints, as part of the Andy Warhol Photographic Legacy Program. Now, five years later, the foundation has chosen to donate yet again to the Scripps Collection. Seven substantially-sized prints, each created by Andy Warhol, have just been added to the ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ collection.
Read MoreA True “Marvel”
Art professor Susan Rankaitis’ work often extends beyond the borders of ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ and Claremont, and for the third time it’s landed in the Smithsonian.
Read MoreScripps and Pomona Dance present “In The Works…” A Concert of Student Danceworks
“In The Works…” is the annual fall concert by students of the departments of Dance at Scripps and Pomona Colleges. The concert will take place Dec. 5, 6 and 7 at 8 p.m. and on Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. in the Pendleton Dance Studio, Pomona College, 333 N College Way. General admission is $5 and tickets will be sold at the door. (Check or cash only please.)
Read MoreÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Launches $175 Million Fundraising Campaign
ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ has launched the most ambitious campaign in its history – a $175 million initiative for students scholarships, the LASPA Center (Leadership, Analysis, Scholarship, Public Service, Action) programming, internships, and the extraordinary teaching and campus for which Scripps is known.
Read MoreÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Names Donna Ng Vice President for Business Affairs
After a national search, ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ President Lori Bettison-Varga announces the appointment of Donna Ng as vice president for business affairs and treasurer of the College, effective Jan. 27. Ng will fill the position vacated by Joanne M. Coville, who retires with more than two years of service.
Read MoreÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾’s Ken Gonzales-Day Curates Photo Exhibition of Western American Indians from “Edward S. Curtis and ‘The Vanishing Race'”
The Claremont Colleges’ Honnold Library hosts a photo exhibition of nearly 100 of Curtis’ still images. ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ Professor of Art Ken Gonzales-Day curated this free show located on the second floor of the library’s Honnold wing. The library is located at 800 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, Calif. The display runs through Dec. 1.
Read MoreSibling Revelry
The tight-knit community at ÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏÕ¾ often feels like a sisterhood — and in some cases it is. Find out how having a sister on campus affects the experience of these students.
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