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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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Zoe Dorado '27 — Zoe Dorado ’27 a National Youth Poet Laureate Finalist
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Seaver Alumni House — Alumni Association Announces Alumni and Faculty Awards
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Mackenzie Grieman ’09 Traveled to Edge of the World Along Winding Career Path

Wednesday, February 28, 2024

In 2018, Pomona College alumna Mackenzie Grieman '09 spent weeks living in a tent in Antarctica for postdoctoral research. Six years later, she's an associate editor at Springer Nature Group, the global publisher of scientific research.

Julia Foote '18, Samantha Little '20, Sal Daddario '18 and Aseal Birir '18 at Harvard Medical School outdoors with flowers in background

Sagehens Continue Journey into Medicine at Harvard Medical School Together

Thursday, January 25, 2024

A group of Sagehens are continuing their shared journey in Boston as Harvard Medical School students. Another has already graduated and is doing a residency at Massachusetts General Hospital, a Harvard teaching hospital.

Myrlie Evers-Williams ’68 through the years

At 90, Civil Rights Pioneer Myrlie Evers-Williams ’68 Donates Archival Collection to Inspire New Generations

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Civil rights pioneer Myrlie Evers-Williams ’68 has donated her archival collection to her alma mater Pomona College to inspire future generations of leaders and activists.

Alex Zylstra '09 and five colleagues are seated at a table; a presenter is standing at a podium during a press conference panel.

Alex Zylstra ’09 Is Part of Team that Achieves Breakthrough in Fusion Energy

Wednesday, December 21, 2022

In a major breakthrough 60 years in the making that could someday lead to unlimited clean energy, scientists at the National Ignition Facility achieved fusion ignition on Dec. 5. Alex Zylstra ’09 was the principal experimentalist.

Jason Torres-Rangel ’03 Named Nominee for 2023 National Teacher of the Year

Monday, December 12, 2022

Jason Torres-Rangel ’03 was named the California Teacher of the Year in October and is the nominee for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year competition.

Paul and Flo Eckstein stand on the steps of Carnegie Hall at Pomona College.

Florence and Paul Eckstein '62 Pledge $1.2 Million to Support Refugee Students

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Pomona College Trustee and alumnus Paul Eckstein and his wife, Florence, have pledged $1.2 million to establish a permanently endowed scholarship fund to support refugee students. It will honor Paul’s parents, Liese and Albert Eckstein.

New members of the Pomona College Board of Trustees John Gingrich, Wei Hopeman and Jim Valone

Three New Members Join the Pomona College Board of Trustees

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Pomona College announces the election of three alumni to be members of its Board of Trustees. They are John Gingrich '91, Wei Hopeman '92 and Jim Valone '85.

Rose Portillo ’75 and Jasmine Reed ’12 Make Movie Magic for Disney’s Encanto

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Lecturer Rose Portillo ’75 voiced a character in the award-winning film Encanto and Jasmine Reed ’12 worked on the production side to make the animated film about a Colombian family with magical powers come alive on screen.

Q&A: Novelist Tom Lin '18 and His New Take on the Old West

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Tom Lin ’18 is too old to be called a child prodigy. But he’s young enough that the attention and praise he has received for his first novel, The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, is extraordinary.

gator halpern, class of 02, earthshot prize

Gator Halpern ’12 Awarded Royal Foundation’s Inaugural Earthshot Prize

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Pomona College alumnus and Coral Vita president and co-founder Gator Halpern ’12, is one of the inaugural recipients of the Earthshot Prize, a global prize for the environment awarded by the Royal Foundation.

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