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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.

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.

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.

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.  

Abdul Ajeigbe '22 finds a seamless combination of his majors of computer science and media studies in his virtual reality senior thesis.

Mike Budenholzer ’92, Colleen Hartman ’77, Bret Price ’72 and John Roth ’62 are the 2022  Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award recipients.

This year's Alumni Distinguished Service Award recipients are Georgia Ritchie McManigal ’54, Marty Jannol ’77 and Penny McManigal ’58.

Nicholas Ball, associate professor of chemistry at Pomona College, has been named a 2022 Trailblazer by Chemical & Engineering News.

Evan Preston is a director of advocacy at Secure Democracy USA. He works with people across the political spectrum to ensure that fair elections take place, election officials are safe, and all voters can exercise their rights.

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.