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Prof. Miguel Tinker Salas standing by the Pomona College gates — The U.S. and Venezuela: Unpacking a Complicated Relationship
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Jacob Ligorria holding seabird chick with rocks in background — Seabird Research Shapes Biology Careers for Pomona Students and Alumni
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Three students — Meet Three Sagehens Playing Winter Sports at Pomona in 2025-26
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Pomona Students Making a Difference in Local and Global Communities

Pomona Students Making a Difference on Campus and Beyond

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Here are three students who exemplify what it means to find self-realization through programs and projects designed to improve the lives of others within and beyond the College gates.

Professor Daniel Martínez talks in class with a student holding a laptop computer.

Research Sheds New Light on Stability of Gene Order in Chromosomes Across Animal Kingdom

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

Animal chromosomes have been shuffling for at least 700 million years, but when you look at them today, the same genes appear on the same groups of genes in chromosomes in all animals.

Sofia Dartnell ’22 Receives Prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Sofia Dartnell '22 has won a prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarship and will pursue a Ph.D. in zoology this fall at the University of Cambridge. Her field of interest is land modification to promote bee diversity.

laura hoopes portrair, former dean of the College

In Memoriam: Former Dean of the College and Emerita Professor of Biology Laura Mays Hoopes

Friday, October 29, 2021

Laura Mays Hoopes, Halstead-Bent Emerita Professor of Biology, has passed away. She served as Pomona College’s vice president for academic affairs and dean of the College from 1993 to 1998.

Pomona Faculty and Staff Earn Numerous Grants and Awards in 2020-21 Academic Year

Thursday, September 2, 2021

During the 2020–21 academic year, Pomona faculty and staff members secured numerous grants and awards which support faculty research and institutional priorities in support of Pomona College’s educational mission.

11 Pomona College Faculty Members Promoted

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

For their teaching, their research and their commitment to their students, 11 Pomona College faculty members—spanning academic disciplines—have been promoted.

11 Pomona College Students and Alumni Awarded 2021 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

Monday, April 19, 2021

The National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship Program has awarded fellowships to four Pomona College students and seven alumni.

In Memoriam: Professor of Zoology and Biology William Wirtz

Thursday, January 7, 2021

Emeritus Professor of Zoology and Biology William Wirtz died at home on Dec. 24, 2020, after a long illness. He was 83.

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