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Katie Eu 鈥�23 Examines Wellness TikTok through an Economic Lens
Katie Eu ’23 is moving the 鈥渢hat girl鈥� discussion into an entirely new realm: the field of behavioral economics.
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Corina Silverstein 鈥�25 Uses Research to Expand Chicanx and Latinx Art Representation
Silverstein is helping expand the collection of Chicanx and Latinx art at the El Paso Museum of Art, with a focus on the representation of women and queer artists.
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Maya Edstrom 鈥�22 Designs Sustainable Clean Water Technologies
鈥淚 used to think of 鈥榯he environment鈥� as something around us and outside of us, but the reality is that we are incredibly interconnected,鈥� says Edstrom. 鈥淢y classes aren鈥檛 just about using sustainable materials and building practices, they鈥檙e very focused on creating resilient communities through physical design.鈥�
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Spotlight on Academics: Isabela Harmon 鈥�22 and Jessica Maurice 鈥�22 Explore the Social Hierarchies of Fish
For years, neuroscientists have been asking the deceptively simple question: Why do animals behave the way they do? Isabela Harmon 鈥�22 and Jessica Maurice 鈥�22 are working with Assistant Professor of Biology Tessa Solomon-Lane to fill in pieces of this puzzle.
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For Anna Bagley 鈥�22, Microbiology May be the Key to Cleaner Drinking Water
Anna Bagley 鈥�22 is using microbiology to address one of the major environmental concerns facing our planet: water pollution. Bagley is working with Assistant Professor of Biology Pete Chandrangsu to research poly-纬-glutamate (PGA), a shiny, gooey substance that bacteria secrete to protect themselves from heavy metals like copper and zinc.
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Student Spotlight: Sophia Albanese 鈥�21 Explores Impact of Cellular Stress
Long before starting at Scripps, biology major Sophia Albanese 鈥�21 knew scientific exploration would be in her future. The child of an attorney and a chemist, she 鈥済rew up surrounded by science and law,鈥� and in middle school got her first glimpse of how she could pursue this goal at the W.M. Keck Science Center during a tour of The Claremont Colleges.
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Anna Burns 鈥�22 Explores the Use of Drone Technology to Measure Air Quality in Summer Research Project
This summer, Anna Burns 鈥�22 is examining potential methods to evaluate and reduce negative impacts within agriculture. She鈥檚 working with Marc Los Huertos, the Stephen M. Pauley, MD 鈥�62 Associate Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College, who鈥檚 exploring the possibility of using drone technology to measure particulate matter emissions, such as air pollution, on crop and cattle farms in California.
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Monet Massac 鈥�21 Explores US Haitian Identity in Summer Research Project
To understand how Haitian immigrants negotiated their identity on US soil, Monet Massac 鈥�21, granddaughter of Marie Massac, is embarking on a summer research project that explores how Haitian migrants from the 1970s鈥�90s navigate the racial terrain of the United States.
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