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Jorge Moreno and Francisco Mercado in the campus planetarium — Astronomy Post-Doc and Professor Publish Paper on Dark Matter and Galaxies
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Seaver Alumni House — Alumni Association Announces Alumni and Faculty Awards
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Zoe Dorado '27 — Zoe Dorado ’27 a National Youth Poet Laureate Finalist
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Prof. Adam Pearson Studies Climate Change Behavior with Global Team

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Associate Professor of Psychological Science Adam Pearson was part of a global team of 250 behavioral scientists who tested a set of strategies on 59,000 participants in 63 countries—the largest experiment conducted on climate change behavior.

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.

Mickey Dickerson stands in front of classroom of students.

From the Cover of ‘Time’ Back to Campus, Mikey Dickerson ’01 Pilots ‘Return to Pomona’

Monday, February 12, 2024

Mikey Dickerson '01 helped rescue the HealthCare.gov website, a key part of the Affordable Care Act, in 2013. Now he is helping pilot a new program, "Return to Pomona," and teaching computer science spring semester at his alma mater.

Masha Prokopenko working with samples in lab

NSF Grant Will Help Unpack Mysteries of Oceanic “Deserts”

Thursday, February 1, 2024

Masha Prokopenko, visiting assistant professor of geology, is part of a team that has received an NSF grant to explore how apparent “deserts” in the North Pacific Ocean defy the odds and obtain the nutrients they need to sustain the ecosystem.

In Memoriam: Emerita Professor of Religious Studies Margaret “Peggy” Dornish

Monday, January 22, 2024

Margaret (“Peggy”) Dornish, emerita professor of religious studies, died in San Marcos, California, on December 27 at the age of 89.

Sagehens cross country team hoists championship trophy

Sagehen Seniors Cap Unconventional Cross Country Careers with Second National Championship

Wednesday, December 13, 2023

Several runners on Pomona-Pitzer's men's cross country team raced independently as first-year Sagehens at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic. As seniors this fall, they captured the program's third NCAA title in four years.

Diana Castellanos '24 holds Eric the moss ball.

Sustainability Office Initiative Finds Pomona Students’ Plants A Home For The Holidays

Monday, December 11, 2023

Diana Castellanos '24 created the Plant Babysitters Club last year for Pomona students who needed someone to care for their plants during winter break. In its second year, nearly 40 faculty and staff have signed up to help.

Zoë Batterman ’24 Wins National Undergraduate Mathematics Prize

Friday, November 17, 2023

Zoë Batterman ’24 has been awarded the 2024 Alice T. Schafer Prize for Excellence in Mathematics by an Undergraduate Woman by the Association for Women in Mathematics.

Eleanor Birrell on privacy regulation background

Computer Science Professor Eleanor Birrell Receives NSF Grant to Study Privacy Regulations

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

A recent $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will help Eleanor Birrell explore privacy regulation that would require companies to handle personal information in the best interests of the people involved.

Students sit around table inside classroom.

Exploring New and Revised Courses This Fall at Pomona

Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Dozens of new and revised courses were added to Pomona College's curriculum this fall semester. Four professors explain how their respective classes will prepare students for life after Pomona.

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