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2022 Fulbright winners

Recent Pomona Graduates Awarded Fulbrights

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Maria Lyven '22 plays at the number one singles spot.

From Kyiv to NCAA Elite Eight: Maria Lyven '22 Leads Sagehens to Quarterfinals in the Face of Obstacles

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Yuqing Melanie Wu Named Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College

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New Research Looks at How Wildfires Impact Soil Bacteria
Monday, April 25, 2022
Research found that wildfire did not have a significant impact on soil bacteria communities in sites sampled in the Santa Monica Mountain National Recreation Area before and after the 2018 Woolsey Fire.
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Stephanie Yu ’22 Finds Career Direction Through Academic Perseverance and Faith
Monday, April 25, 2022
Stephanie Yu '22 considered economics, premed and prelaw before settling on computer science and public policy analysis and landing a job in product management with Disney Streaming.
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Kim Rojas Hernandez ’17 Finds A Place in Tech Industry
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Kim Rojas Hernandez ’17 didn’t think there was a place for her in the tech industry without a technical background. Now she works as a recruiting operations manager at Handshake.
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Art History Professor Rosalía Romero Receives Mellon Foundation Grant
Friday, April 22, 2022
Pomona Professor Rosalía Romero is the curator of the MexiCali Biennial, The Land of Milk and Honey. The program recently received a $150,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation.
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Abdul Ajeigbe ’22 Combines Computer Science and Media Studies for Immersive Gaming Experience
Monday, April 18, 2022
Abdul Ajeigbe '22 finds a seamless combination of his majors of computer science and media studies in his virtual reality senior thesis.
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Three Alumni Recognized with 2022 Alumni Distinguished Service Award
Thursday, April 14, 2022
This year's Alumni Distinguished Service Award recipients are Georgia Ritchie McManigal ’54, Marty Jannol ’77 and Penny McManigal ’58.
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2022 Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award Recipients Announced
Thursday, April 14, 2022
Mike Budenholzer ’92, Colleen Hartman ’77, Bret Price ’72 and John Roth ’62 are the 2022  Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.
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Chemistry Professor Nicholas Ball Honored as Trailblazer
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Nicholas Ball, associate professor of chemistry at Pomona College, has been named a 2022 Trailblazer by Chemical & Engineering News.
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The Spoken Word: Pomona's New Speaking Partners Help Students Hone Their Skills
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
In 2022, the Pomona College Writing Center becomes the Center for Speaking, Writing and the Image. The new speaking partners mentor other students in such skills as making presentations, leading discussions and interviewing.  
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The Benefits of Humor in Challenging Times
Thursday, April 7, 2022
Humor not only relieves stress in challenging times—it also works across cultures, according to Ori Amir, a psychological science professor at Pomona College who not only researches humor but who is also a stand-up comedian.
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