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In her new book, Erica Dobbs, assistant professor of politics, and her coauthors explore how people around the world meet their needs for health care, education and other aspects of the social safety net, often by crossing borders.

This summer, 139 Pomona College students conducted research through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program, more familiarly known as SURP.

In her new book, Just in Time, Pomona College President G. Gabrielle Starr explores how the experience of beauty results from neurological and psychological processes in which time is a key element. It was published in June by The MIT Press.

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.

Peter Heckendorn ’22 has been awarded a Coro Fellowship for Public Affairs for 2023-2024. He will learn about how policies are shaped through meetings with city leaders, rotational field placements across various industries and weekly seminars.

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

Santiago Serrano ’25, a neuroscience major, and Alexandra Turvey ’24, a biology major, have been selected as Beckman Scholars to conduct in-depth, mentored research over the next 15 months.

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

Students in Prof. Heidi Haddad’s politics class this spring researched abortion measures, introduced or enacted post-Dobbs, across all 50 states. They presented their findings to staff from the office of California Gov. Newsom in Sacramento in May.

Professors Fernando Lozano and Emiliano Huet-Vaughn will research on two issues key to Southern California's economy: minimum wage increases and entrepreneurship.