Professor John McCormack Named AAAS Fellow
Professor of Biology John McCormack, director and curator of Occidental College’s Moore Lab of Zoology, has been selected as a 2023 American Association for the Advancement of...
Portrait of John McCormack in the Moore Lab of Zoology

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Two Oxy Alumni Receive Prestigious Graduate Fellowships
Two recent Occidental College alumni have won prestigious national fellowships to pursue graduate studies in chemistry and American studies.
New Hope for Kelp Beds and Commercial Fisheries after Sea Urchin Devastation
A massive die-off of purple sea urchins off the Southern California coast in 2015 provides new evidence that deliberate efforts to cull urchins can be a key strategy to bring back...
Seven Win 2021 Alumni Seal Awards
An infectious disease specialist, a pioneering African American scientist and an advocate for LGBTQIA+ youth are among this year’s recipients of the Alumni Seal Award, which will...
Sophal Ear Named PPIA Changemaker
Occidental College’s Sophal Ear has been named as one of 40 Changemakers by the Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) program, the non-profit organization that seeks to...
2021-22 Science Scholars Named
Four Occidental College students collaborating with faculty mentors in the fields of biology, geology, chemistry and biochemistry have been named 2021-22 Science Scholars and...
The Show Must Go On! Dance Production Goes Virtual for Its 73rd Year
Dance Production returns to the (virtual) stage for its 2021 performance on April 16 and 17, featuring a variety of student-choreographed dances.
New Books by Oxy Faculty Explore New Ground
Occidental faculty combine teaching and research in equal measure, with each informing the other.
COVID-19 Health and Safety: Protecting the Oxy Community
With the latest testing data and the recent arrival of vaccines at Emmons Wellness Center, the College’s accomplishments in terms of health and safety are impressive.
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