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Is artificial intelligence really superior to human knowledge? What are the opportunities and potential dangers of generative AI? Gary Smith, Fletcher Jones Professor of Economics, explains.

Vera Berger '23 has been awarded a prestigious Churchill Scholarship that will cover her expenses for a year of master's study at Churchill College, part of the University of Cambridge. She plans to study scientific computing.

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.

In this Q&A, Pierangelo De Pace, chair of the Department of Economics at Pomona, sheds light on the fundamentals of cryptocurrencies, how they are “mined,” their regulation and their major challenges.

Global Student Haven Initiative launches today with eight college partners around the country working to open doors for refugee students.

Pomona College has received a $1 million gift from the Fletcher Jones Foundation to support refugee students. The grant will establish a fund to ensure refugee students are able to lay the educational foundation for a new life.

Selected from nearly 3,000 applicants, Solomon Olshin ’23 and Qingjie (Bob) Zeng ’18 will join the 2023-24 cohort of Schwarzman Scholars at Tsinghua University in Beijing next August.

Eileen Cheng has translated and written extensively on the works of Lu Xun, and her most recent translations are of Lu Xun’s Wild Grass and Morning Blossoms Gathered at Dusk.

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.

Sandra Hamada ’09 credits Pomona for preparing her for both of her careers, first as a community organizer and now as a screenwriter.