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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Graduates Named to Spring 2011 Dean’s List
The following 2011 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2011 semester at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreS.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation Awards $1.46 Million to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ to Support Integrated Science Education
The S.D. Bechtel, Jr., Foundation has awarded a $1.46 million grant to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ to support integrated science education in the Joint Science Department. The Joint Science Department serves students from Scripps, Claremont McKenna, and Pitzer Colleges and houses faculty in biology, chemistry, and physics.
Read MoreProfessor Ronald Dworkin Gives Merlan Lecture at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ
Distinguished philosopher and legal scholar Ronald Dworkin will deliver the Philip and Franciszka Merlan Lecture at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ on Tuesday, March 1, at 4:15 p.m. in Balch Auditorium. Dworkin will speak on “Einstein’s God: Must Religion Be Supernatural?”
Read MoreStudents Named to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Fall 2010 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the dean’s list for the fall 2010 semester at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
Read MoreClaremont Colleges Hosts Feminism and Science Workshop
A collaborative workshop, “Feminism and Science: Building Bridges for Teaching and Research Innovation,” will be held January 4–6, 2011, at The Claremont Colleges. Funded by a Mellon 23 grant, the workshop will draw faculty interested in developing teaching and research projects that bring together science, gender studies, and/or feminist science studies.
Read MoreFirst Lady Michelle Obama Gives National Award to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ
First Lady Michelle Obama presents °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ with the 2010 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award.
Read MoreOff-Campus Study Students Named to °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 Dean’s List
The following students were named to the Dean’s List from °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ in Claremont, California who participated in the Off-Campus Study Program during the fall 2009 and spring 2010 semesters.
Read More°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Receives Major NSF Grant for Neuroscience Research
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ a $411,008 grant to create a state-of-the-art laboratory for student-faculty research on human cognitive functioning using high-density electroencephalography (EEG) for recording brain activity.
Read MoreJack Zipes and David Kaplan Discuss “Fairy Tales and Film” at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ
Jack Zipes, professor emeritus of German and comparative literature at the University of Minnesota, and writer/director David Kaplan share their perspectives on film and the literary tradition of fairy tales at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ on October 5 and 6.
Read More2010 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Graduates Named to Spring 2010 Dean’s List
The following 2010 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ graduates were named to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ in Claremont, California. The dean’s list recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average of at least 11 (A-) in four, letter-graded courses in one semester.
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