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Sagehens Shine in 2025: The Year that Was at Pomona

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Four New Students Reflect on Their First Semester at Pomona

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Pomona Students Get Inside Look at the San Francisco Fed

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Chloe Marple, left, and Sage Santomenna
Chloe Marple ’26 and Sage Santomenna ’26 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship
Tuesday, July 22, 2025
The two rising Pomona College seniors were among the 441 college students recognized by the Goldwater Foundation for their exceptional promise of becoming research leaders in the fields of natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.
Images of the five guests on Sagecast
New Season of Sagecast Delves into “What’s Next?”
Thursday, June 5, 2025
The new season of Sagecast, the podcast of Pomona College, recently launched with the theme “What’s Next?” Each episode features a conversation between a Pomona professor and an alumnus or alumna who shares their field of interest and expertise.
Head shots of Francisco Mercado and Jorge Moreno
NSF Grant Will Fund Symposium for Post-Doctoral Fellows
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
The Pomona College Department of Physics and Astronomy is administering a $50,000 conference grant from the National Science Foundation. It will support the 23nd annual symposium of NSF’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellowship program. 
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Physics Students, Alumni and Faculty Journey to Path of Totality
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy Philip Choi's desire to build community made a road trip to Mesquite, Texas, last month happen. 
Jorge Moreno and Francisco Mercado in the campus planetarium
Astronomy Post-Doc and Professor Publish Paper on Dark Matter and Galaxies
Monday, April 22, 2024
Francisco Mercado, a post-doctoral research fellow at Pomona College, and Jorge Moreno, associate professor of physics and astronomy, published a paper on April 16 in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 
Kendra Nguyen '24 inside the Pomona Planetarium.
Kendra Nguyen ’24 Earns Chambliss Astronomy Achievement Student Award
Thursday, February 15, 2024
A deep-rooted curiosity in planets beyond our solar system led Kendra Nguyen '24 to Pomona College, where they are a budding astrophysicist.
Thirteen faculty being promoted 2023
Thirteen Faculty Members Promoted
Monday, June 26, 2023
Thirteen faculty members have been recognized for their intellectual leadership, professional achievement, and service.
Professor Jorge Moreno and three students seated in front of chalkboard at the Flatiron Institute
Astronomy Professor and Students Get High-Level Science Opportunities in NYC Residency
Thursday, June 1, 2023
Three Pomona College students did research this summer in the Center for Computational Astrophysics at the Flatiron Institute in New York City, thanks to the efforts of Jorge Moreno, assistant professor of physics and astronomy. 
Marston Quad view of Big Bridges
Eleven Pomona College Students and Alumni Awarded NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Wednesday, May 3, 2023
The NSF fellowship will provide Pomona students and alumni with an annual $37,000 stipend and $12,000 cost of education allowance for three years over a five-year fellowship period.
Jorge Moreno with Telescope
Pomona Professor Leads Research Into Galaxies Lacking Dark Matter
Monday, February 14, 2022
Pomona College Professor Jorge Moreno led a research team that in a computer simulation found seven galaxies lacking dark matter.
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