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New Federal Grants Serve Pomona College’s Mission of Service, Discovery and Connection

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Many of these awards come from programs at the National Science Foundation (NSF), with others from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), other public agencies, and private philanthropic foundations.

Ancient Fossil Found by Team Including Prof. Robert Gaines Named for James Turrell ’65

Friday, December 20, 2024

As Prof. Robert Gaines pieces together periods of time by exploring new ground, he finds the more he learns and investigates, the more questions about the history of life he encounters.

Pomona College Students Attend UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan

Monday, December 16, 2024

Four Pomona College students attended and participated in the 29th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP29), held Nov. 11-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Nikki Moore sits on a pile of large rocks in the Sierra Nevada

Prof. Nikki Moore Uses NSF Grant to Explore Independence Dikes in the Sierra Nevada

Friday, August 16, 2024

This summer, Prof. Nikki Moore took three trips to the Sierra Nevada, each accompanied by different Claremont Colleges students. The two hiked to dikes Moore targeted and mapped, collecting dike rock samples for lab analysis.

Alumni Association Announces Alumni and Faculty Awards

Monday, April 15, 2024

Each year, the Alumni Association bestows awards on alumni and faculty for their unique and remarkable achievements.

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.

Jade Star Lackey in the San Gabriel Mountains

Geology Professor Jade Star Lackey’s Research Offers New History of Rocky Mountains

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

When and how the Rocky Mountains were created are questions that Professor of Geology Jade Star Lackey offers paradigm-shifting answers to in a new paper.

Thirteen Faculty Members Promoted

Monday, June 26, 2023

Thirteen faculty members have been recognized for their intellectual leadership, professional achievement, and service.

Meet Pomona’s 2023 Fulbright Awardees

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Fifteen recent Pomona College graduates have received Fulbright grants for the 2023-2024 award cycle.

Professor Jade Star Lackey working in a mountainous setting

Prof. Jade Star Lackey Receives NSF Grant to Study Halogen Behavior in Sierra Nevada Granite

Monday, September 19, 2022

The National Science Foundation awarded a $114,000 grant to geology department chair Jade Star Lackey. He and fellow researchers will measure halogen concentrations in igneous rocks that formed California’s Sierra Nevadas.

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